LOT 4193
Roman Terracotta Seal. Circa 2nd-3rd century AD.
Laureate male head (Septimius Severus?) to right; two stars before / Blank. Condition as seen.(2.25gr, 17mm.).
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of Two Unciae. Circa 5th-7th century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ B; all within wreath / Blank. Bendall, Byzantine Weights 71. 53.20gr, 31mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in 1993. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Glass Token. 1st century AD. Possibly Alexandria, Egypt.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
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. -
Byzantine Iconographic PB Seal. Circa 7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Facing imperial bust between small crosses / Monogram. 2.87gr, 16mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
