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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Islamic Glass Jeton. 10th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Legend in two lines at centre and in margins / Blank. 6.06gr, 28mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman, established from the 1960s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Hare or rabbit crouching to right / Blank. Not in the standard references. 4.55gr, 20mm x 11mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s. -
Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 5 Dirham. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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). 15.45gr, 13mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
