LOT 3593
Roman PB Amulet. Circa 1st-4th century AD.
Levantine region or Egypt. Lion standing to left, crescent above / MIXAHΛ (retrograde) in two lines. Condition as seen. Suspension loop.(1.43gr, 15mm x12mm.).
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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Early Byzantine PB Pilgrim's Amulet. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Nimbate saint on horseback to left, holding cruciform sceptre / Pillar-saint St. Symeon (Stylites) orans atop a large central column, flanked by two angels flying in; reliquary(?) to right and small figure going to climb ladder on left. Cf. L. Wamser: Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas östliches Erbe, 310; for tokens with similar iconography see G. Vikan, Byzantine Pilgrimage Art, fig. 22, 24, 25, 29-30. 2.42gr, 19mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Pierced; suspension loop missing.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Glass Token. 1st century AD.
Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Possibly Alexandria, Egypt. Radiate male head to right / Kerykeion between two grain ears and two poppies; L HI (date) across upper fields. 0.97gr, 17mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Edge chipped.
Acquired in the 1994. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Coin Weight for the French Ecu au Soleil. 16th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Coat-of-arms / Blank. Cf. LSA p.48. 2.01gr, 13mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
