LOT 4551
Uncertain PB 'Hystera' Medallion. Circa 10th century AD. Holy Rider type.
Blundered legend around; holy rider to right, holding spear, impaling and trampling prostrate female serpentine demon below; to right, angel / 'Hystera,' against hatched cross, with eight serpents comprising four pairs of confronted serpents. Cf. H. Björklund, "Protecting Against Child-Killing Demons: Uterus Amulets in the Late Antique and Byzantine Magical World," Department of World Cultures. University of Helsinki, Finland (2017) (for discussion); cf. J. Spier, "Medieval Byzantine Amulets and their Tradition," Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 56 (1993), 21, pl. 2b (for similar). Condition as seen. Bent.(14.87gr, 42mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4551
Uncertain PB 'Hystera' Medallion.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£40 (EUR 46; USD 54) +BP*
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Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight Circa 2400-1700 BC.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £800
Modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, undercut between legs and stomach; feet forming a wedge-shaped panel. 24.6gr, 22mm.
Private collection of Contessa L.J., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12898-241690. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 4th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stag running to right / Blank. 3.47gr, 16mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Honorius and Theodosius II AE Exagium Solidi Weight. AD 395-423.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £125
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.
