LOT 4174
Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 5 Dirham. 18th-19th century AD.
Fourteen-sided cubic weight with six large square facets, and eight triangle facets; one square facet with five punches. Cf. CPAI 1, 393-399 (no punches). Condition as seen.(15.45gr, 13mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Roman-Byzantine Lead Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two small confronted busts; in the middle, one larger bust to left / Blank. Cf. Leukel, 185 (all busts to left). 17.12gr, 22mm x 11mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Roman-Byzantine Bronze Weight. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Uncertain design / Blank. 8.55gr, 18mm x 14mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine Bronze Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. 74gr, 47mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
