LOT 4215
Spain. Ferdinand V and Isabella AE Coin Weight of Excellente. AD 1585-1620. Middelburg mint. Dies by Isaac Gz Deelen.
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. Condition as seen.(2.76gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound 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.
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LOT 4215
Spain. Ferdinand V and Isabella AE Coin Weight of Excellente.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Honorius and Theodosius II AE Exagium Solidi Weight. AD 395-423.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £133
Diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius, on the left, and Theodosius II, on the right; between them above, cross / Blank. Bendall -; CPAI -; Pondera Online 4232 var. (cross above right smaller bust). 4.36gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen. Bronze weight covered with repoussé brass leaf. Very rare.
Ex D.F.G., Numismatica Monacencies, Munich, Germany. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Youth astride fish (or dolphin) to right, holding uncertain object / Blank. 2.78gr, 13mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bone ring with narrow hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 5.90gr, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s.
