LOT 4171
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.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
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Byzantine(?) Glass Coin Weight. Circa 6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Uncertain design / Blank. 1.34gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
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. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Menorah / Wreath containing monogram(?). Apparently unpublished. 1.20gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
