LOT 4187
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 4th century AD.
Youth astride fish (or dolphin) to right, holding uncertain object / Blank. Condition as seen.(2.78gr, 13mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman(?) Bronze Weight. Circa 1st century BC-2nd century AD.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £106
Stag standing to right between two crossed branches / Blank. 60.59gr, 37mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Spain. Ferdinand V and Isabella AE Coin Weight of Excellente. AD 1585-1620. Middelburg mint. Dies by Isaac Gz Deelen.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned busts of Ferdinand and Isabella facing one another / The Arms of Zeeland with tower above and the initials I and D to either side. 2.76gr, 15mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with no.YORYM-53D93A.
Withers (1995, p.30-31) explains that coins of these monarchs were issued in large quantities all over Europe and the weights are often more than a century younger than the coins. -
Roman Glass Weight. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
In the form of a pouch. 11.15gr, 26 x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
