LOT 4213
Ottoman Empire. Anonymous PB Seal. 19th century. Related to the Ottoman postal system.
Legend in Ottoman Turkish containing mintname / Legend in Ottoman Turkish. Condition as seen.(16.01gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Clay Bulla. Circa 1st-2nd century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Laureate head of an emperor (Otho?) to right / Blank. 2.78gr, 23mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. 80gr, 32mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
Private collection, Switzerland, 1990s. European private collection, acquired in 2001. -
Byzantine(?) Glass Coin Weight. Circa 6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Uncertain design / Blank. 1.34gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
