LOT 4160
Roman-Byzantine Lead Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Two small confronted busts; in the middle, one larger bust to left / Blank. Cf. Leukel, 185 (all busts to left). Condition as seen.1 in. (17.12gr, 22mm x 11mm.).
ProvenanceProperty of a private collector; acquired before 1975.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Lead Lion Weight or Amulet. Circa 15th-16th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Plano-convex in section with lion-mask detailing to the obverse. 52.60gr, 40mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. -
Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 100 Dirham. Circa 17th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Fourteen-sided cubic weight with six large square facets, and eight triangle facets. Cf. Pondera Online 11385. 304gr, 34mm.
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 Lead Seal. Circa 5th-8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
XЄ BOHΘI LEO OLIDI(sic) [Christ, help Leon(?)] in three lines / Blank. 11.88gr, 14mm x 16mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
