LOT 3434
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Engraved BA AN in two lines; vertical Seleukid anchor in centre / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 14411 (Antiochia, 1/4 Mna). Condition as seen.2 7/8 in. (474gr, 74mm.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 3434
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna.
Estimate £90 - 120€100 - 140 (for guidance only)$120 - 160 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Bronze Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. 74gr, 47mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Portugal (Kingdom). Joao V o Magnanimo (the Magnanimous) AE Coin weight for 36 Shillings (6400 Reiss). Dated 1747. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IOANNES • V • D • G PORT ET • ALG • REX, laureate head to right, KIRK beneath truncation; date below / THIRTY SIX SHILLINGS in three lines within cartouche with facing head of child at top; floral garland around. Dieu.- Pom.II/809, p. 45. 14.25gr, 29mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 2 Librae. Circa 5th-7th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between ᗑ Β; all within stylized wreath and floral ornaments in the corners / Blank. Bendall 51 var. (1 Libra); CPAI -; MAH 6 = Pondera 4263 var. (1 Libra). 648gr, 76mm.
Condition as seen. Exceedingly rare weight of two Librae.
Ex private collection, Ticino.
