LOT 3581
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Charioteer driving triga to right / Blank. Condition as seen.(7.14gr, 22mm.).
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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Roman Serpentine(?) Amulet. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Zoomorphic amulet in the shape of a frog. 7.88gr, 30mm x 22mm x 12mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 36 Grammata or Nomismata(?). Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Engraved cross between A(or Λ) S, N below; all within double wreath / Blank. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. 38.15gr, 30mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
The nearest weight standard according to the inscription would be that of 36 Nomismata (inscription as N ΛS), but according to the weight, 36 Grammata or Scrupuli (inscription as ΛS). -
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah on base, lulav(?) to left / A[...]. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 4.38gr, 13mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
