LOT 3438
Roman Glass Tessera. 3rd-4th century AD.
Lion standing to right, head to left / Blank. Condition as seen.(1.67gr, 16mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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LOT 3438
Roman Glass Tessera.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham. Circa 12th-15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Fourteen-sided cubic weight, the sides decorated with pointillé border to each face; the square faces with cruciform pointillé infill. Cf. CPAI 1, 359. 169gr, 38mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in 1994. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Menorah / Wreath containing monogram(?). Apparently unpublished. 1.20gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
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Group of Two [2] English Coin Weights. Time of James I and George III (17th-19th century AD).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
England, James I AE Weight of 22 Shillings for a Gold Unite. I•R•BRI., crowned and cuirassed half-length bust of James I to right, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / Crowned XXII S. Dieu 104. (9.40gr). England. George III AE Weight of Half Guinea. DWT GR 2 16, crown below / TOWER STANDARD 1771 in four lines. (3.97gr). For Guineas coined since the 31st of December 1771. 13.37gr total, 18-15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a late Gloucestershire collector; and from the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.
