Seals and Tesserae (Page: 1) - Astarte Asta Web 11

auctions sales lists past results Numismatic Conferences Book Store

Main

home auctions shops past results Numismatic Conferences Book Store

Results from 1 to 16 of 16

Lot # 272 - Greek World. Circa 4th - 2nd centuries BC. Seal (Lead, 16.15 mm, 6.15 g). Facing head. Rev. Shell. About Very Fine. 6.15 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 20

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 273 - Roman Empire. Circa 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Tessera (Lead, 19.15 mm, 3.40 g). N - F, Wax tablet and four styluses (?). Rev. MAG(istri) MINERVALES M(unicipi) N(...), Minerva standing left, holding globe and spear; shield at feet; in field, II - II. Ficoroni, pl. 9, n. 1. Visconti, Opere varie, II, 39. Eckhel, Doctr. num., VIII, 318. Rostovtzeff 876. Turcan 167 (he suggests the municipality of Nursia, present-day Norcia in Umbria, Italy). British Museum Collections B.8764. The edge is heavily damaged, with numerous chips and flaking. About Very Fine. Very Rare. A token dedicated by—or possibly to—the Magistri Minervales (schoolmasters), likely in connection with the Quinquatria, a festival held in honor of the goddess Minerva and celebrated from March 19 to 23. 3.4 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 50

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 274 - Roman Empire. Circa 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Tessera (Lead, 14.58 mm, 4.03 g). Tripod (?). Rev. Sow’s udder (?). Ficoroni, pl. 24, n. 18. Scholz 457–458. Rostovtzeff 563. Turcan 764. British Museum Collections B.9045. Dark patina. About Extremely Fine. Scholz interprets the obverse as showing a "crown between jagged rings" and the reverse as an elongated "loaf of bread," identifying the piece as a Verteilungsmarke, that is, a token used for food distribution. Rostovtzeff instead suggests a theatrical mask and classifies it among spectacle tesserae. Turcan rejects both interpretations, noting that Roman bread was not elongated in shape (Blümner, Technologie..., I², 1912/1969, p. 88) and that the mask is not clearly depicted. He proposes a new hypothesis: the image may represent a sow’s udder (sumen), a delicacy in Imperial Rome (J. André, L’alimentation et la cuisine à Rome, 1961, p. 141), also shown in butcher shop reliefs (Fournier, DAGR, I,2, p. 1159; Reinach, Répertoire, III, p. 154; Helbig, Führer, IV⁴, 1972, p. 192 ff.). The token may therefore have served as a voucher for hot food distributed during the sportula, a client-patron tradition vividly described by Juvenal (Sat., I, 249 ff.): Nonne vides, quanto celebretur sportula fumo? The tripod depicted on the obverse would thus allude to the cooking of such meals. 4.03 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 40

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 275 - Roman Empire. Circa 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Tessera (Lead, 17.24 mm, 4.02 g). Shell. Rev. The Three Graces. Cf. for the Graces Overbeck 439-443. Cf. for the shell Overbeck 600-601. Rostovtzeff -. Very Fine. Possibly unpublished. 4.02 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 10

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 276 - Roman Empire. Circa 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Tessera (Lead, 21.79 mm, 4.22 g). Boar (?) running right. Rev. LSC between two knotted borders. Cf. Rostovtzeff 3070 and 3495 for the abbreviation LSC (of uncertain/difficult interpretation). Very Fine. Possibly unpublished. 4.22 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 20

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 277 - Roman Empire. Circa 1st - 3rd centuries AD. Tessera (Bronze, 17.92 mm, 2.18 g ). LOCI, central pellet. Rev. D / PHILO. Overbeck -. Rostovtzeff -. Dark patina. About Very Fine. Possibly unpublished. 2.18 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 10

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 278 - Roman Empire. Circa 3rd - 4th centuries AD. Tessera (Lead, 17.38 mm, 2 g). Palm. Rev. Wheel. Cf. Rostovtzeff 3291 for a similar, possibly earlier, type (with eight-rayed wheel). Scratches on reverse. Very Fine. 2 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 10

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 279 - Medieval. Circa 12th - 13th centuries. Pilgrim Token (Lead, 22.54 mm, 1.42 g). Lamb with cross (Agnus Dei). Rev. Blank. Extremely Fine. 1.42 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 30

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 280 - Medieval. Levantine (?). Circa 12th - 13th centuries. Pilgrim Token (Lead, 16.94 mm, 3.35 g). Geometrical design. Rev. Cross in geometrical design. Very Fine. 3.35 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 10

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 281 - Medieval. Levantine (?). Circa 12th - 13th centuries. Pilgrim Token (Lead, 16.22 mm, 2.58 g). Cruciform degnign. Rev. Dotted pattern. Very Fine. 2.58 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 10

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 282 - Medieval. Levantine (?). Circa 12th - 13th centuries. Pilgrim Token (Lead, 17.18 mm, 2.53 g). Cross. Rev. Geometrical design (?). Fine. 2.53 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 5

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 283 - Medieval. Levantine (?). Circa 12th - 13th centuries. Pilgrim Token (Lead, 18.04 mm, 2.69 g). Cross. Rev. Floreal design. About Very Fine. 2.69 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 10

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 284 - Medieval. Levantine (?). Circa 12th - 13th centuries. Pilgrim Token (Lead, 13.22 mm, 1.17 g). Cross. Rev. Floreal design. Fine. 1.17 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 5

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 285 - Medieval. Italy: Firenze or Verona. Circa 14th century. Seal (Lead, 16.18 mm, 4.15 g). Ladder between six small circles. Rev. Branch (?). Cf. Banti 1143 (Token with arms of the Florentine Scali family). Cf. Biaggi 2979 (Veronese quattrini of Antonio della Scala, 1375-1381). Very Fine. 4.15 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 30

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 286 - Medieval. Italy: Firenze or Pisa. Circa 14th - 15th centuries. Mercantile Token (Bronze, 22.22 mm, 1.79 g). Eagle. Rev. Coat of arms. Good Fine. 1.79 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 15

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 287 - Islamic. Circa 12th - 13th centuries. Amulet (Lead, 37.57 mm, 9.92 g). 'Al mulk' (The sovereignty) in ornate kufic in the center; legend in kufic around. Rev. 'li-llah' ( belongs to God) in ornate kufic in the center; legend in kufic around. Traces of suspension loop. Crack in field. Otherwise, Very Fine. 9.92 g

Watch:

Starting price: CHF 40

B.P.: 19.00%

Closing on: 2025-11-02 16:00:00 Roma time

Results from 1 to 16 of 16

Info & contacts My bids Watched Lots Terms Of Sale Shipping costs Payment methods

Live Bidding Sunday 2nd November 2025 05:00:00 PM CET

Celtic (1-8) Greek (9-175) Roman Provincial (176-190) Roman Republic (191-200) Roman Empire (201-266) Byzantine (267-271) Seals and Tesserae (272-287) Armenia (288-288) Chile (289-290) Denmark (291-291) France (292-297) Germany (298-299) Greece (300-300) Hungary (301-309) Italy (310-333) Liechtenstein (334-334) Mexico (335-335) Monaco (336-336) Netherlands (337-337) Russia (338-338) Spain (339-339) Switzerland (340-340) United Kingdom (341-343) Large Lots (344-354) Antiquities (355-361) Books (362-411)