ANCIENT SEALS & INSCRIPTIONS: Seals, stamps, cuneiform, inscriptions, writing instruments, amulets, weights. (Dimensions are in mm.)

12575. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM168 Roman tablet piece and bronze stylus (155), Cologne 137x30. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $3750.

12610. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM132 Stylus, bronze, Roman Britain, green, square section 82. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12611. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Greek or Roman wooden stylus with erasing head. 4.3 inches. Very tip broken. Very rare. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1450.

12612. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Greek or Roman wooden stylus with erasing head. 4.3 inches. Erasing head remaining, Writing tip broken. Very rare. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12576. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM85 Roman legionary diploma, inscribed green bronze 40x50. Roman legionary soldier's dismission diploma. Issued during the rule of Septimius Severus 183-211AD. Considerably clearer than images show. IMP CAES DIVI COMMO M FRON RM L.SEPTIM IV THIC.MAX.I N IMP.CAES.L. SEPTIM MAB.PARTHI NEO.DIVI.AN DIVI.TR IIV IMP.CAES.DIVI COMMODI.FRM FRON.DIVI.TRM L.SEPTIMIUS. HART.MAX.F Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12577. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Inscribed Roman bronze applique. 1.7 cm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $150.

12578. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Greek bronze stamp seal. ΔIOΔ ΩPOY (made by Diodorus). 30 x 45 mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12579. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST56 Bread Seal/ late Roman, cross shaped, "V"&"O" design 39x42. Possibly a Christian cross. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $750.

12580. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST51 Bread seal, late Roman, "OC" w. snake?, forceps? 43d. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12581. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST45 Seal, bronze, bread, Roman deep cut ANNUS LARGUS (The bountiful year) 57x35. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12582. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST53 Bread Seal, late Roman, "H+M" in Heart, loop, bronze. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12583. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST54 Bread Seal, Late Roman, "NMTΛI/Λ.CICI", Loop, bronze 34x25. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $950.

12584. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST52 Bread seal, Late Roman, bronze, "IABDA" planta pedis 54x18. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $2750.

12585. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST49 Roman bread seal, 2-3 Cent., black, "ΘOPΣ", loop 23X28. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $750.

12586. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST43 Stamp seal, Roman, LPETICISVCCESSI/NARADEPIPREG, 29X29. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $4750.

12587. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST47 Temple cone, Babylonian inscription, 2000, Lagash L121. Comes with documentation including translation. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $3850.

12588. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Cuneiform tablet. 37 x 41mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $650.

12589. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Cuneiform tablet. 28 x 33mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1450.

12590. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Cuneiform tablet. 22x36mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12591. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST46 Tablet, Sumerian, cuneiform, food rations, Sargonic period 2340-2198BC. Documenting individuals receiving food rations. 30x26. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1850.

12592. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST35 Cuneiform bulla, Sargonic period, 2300-2200 BC 2340-2198BC. 23mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $350.

12593. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST39 Large stamp seal, 1800 BC red & white stone, center suspension hole. 35x38. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. Impression. $750.

12594. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM39 Tessera, theater ticket, Palmyra, figured, 300AD 30, 42. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12595. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST41 Large cylinder seal, limestone, EB, center hole, Cypriot 19d63. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1250.

12596. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST26 Cylinder seal, griffins fighting, 800BC 10d25. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. Impression. $1250.

12597. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST24 Cylinder seal, seated king, supplicants, 1800BC 10d23. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. Impression. $2850.

12598. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST27 Cylinder seal, king, supplicants, script, 1800BC 12d27. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. Impression. $4750.

12599. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. ST42 Stamp seal, Mesopotamian, lion, ibex, pierced, buff 20x20x20. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1450.

12600. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. PA33 Amulet, Babylonian, black, unclear design. Possibly a much earlier Neolithic fertility goddess? Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $2850.

12601. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Roman Syria 2nd-3rd century AD, red glass bead or pendant in the form of an oil lamp. Very rare and a little gem! 24 mm. Wearable. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $650.

12602. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Roman mosaic glass bead or pendant. 18mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $250.

12603. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Roman black glass bead or pendant in the form of an oil lamp. 27mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $250.

12604. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Roman mosaic glass scaraboid. 16mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $350.

12605. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Fine Egyptian faience scarab. 24mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1450.

12606. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. PA26 Scaraboid, Egypt New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. cream. Inscription depicts Hathor on underside with symmetical position of urea. Hathor rendered here as female face with cow's ears, elaborate headdress. Steatite, holed 28x17. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection, ex Harlan Berk. Verso. $1450.

12607. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. PA27 Scarab, Egypt New Kingdom, brown, Selket & Ankh 20x11. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12608. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. PA28 Scarab, Egypt New Kingdom, black, Ramesses-Shoshenq? 15x10. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12609. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Egyptian grey steatite scarab. XIX Dynasty, 1304-1195 BC. Finely carved scarab beetle with notched wing case bae carved with pronomen of Rameses II. Pierced for suspension. 5/8 inch length. Intact. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1750.

12613. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM87 Roman steelyard balance, iron beam w. hooks, weight 200x190. 8 inch beam. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $3750.

12614. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM82 Sumerian duck weight, Basalt, 595g, One mina? 98x56x78. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1450.

12615. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM139 Weight, Judaean, 7c.BC, limestone, 8 shekel 90.6g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $650.

12616. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM140 Weight, Judaean, 7c.BC, limestone, 4 shekel 44.8g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $500.

12617. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM195 Syro-Phoenician stone weight, 13.2g.. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12618. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM170 Weight, Judaean, 7c.BC, limestone. 9.4g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12619. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM182 Duck weight, Babylonian, brass, 1500BC, 87.8g 44x17x27. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12620. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM119 Weight, Greek, duck w. head on back, brass, 82g 87x28x32. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $2500.

12621. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Babylonian duck weight. 9.3 g. Chip. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12622. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Large late Roman bronze barrel weight with inscription. 3rd-5th century AD. 30 x 40 mm. The weight exceeds the limit of my gram scale but weighs 11.3 oz (~320.4 g) on my postal scale. The top inscription is about as clear as I can read it in the picture. It seems to read something like OV NVL (ligatured monogram) A(over another A?)A The weight also has an extensive though difficult to read 2 and 3 line inscription extending all around the sides. What I can make out seems to read something like (line breaks are uncertain, question marks indicate illegible letters). (cross)??K??STIRIA????PP?P?AV? EV?CF?C??SVbVILLPETRIPPA EFPPAETC? Any additional information on this interesting piece would be greatly appreciated. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12623. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM136 Romano Byzantine barrel weight, 3rd-5th century AD. 2 uncia, inscribed w. silver inlayed "B" 53.8g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $850.

12624. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM137 Romano Byzantine barrel weight, 3rd-5th century AD, 1 uncia, inscribed w. silver inlayed "A" 28.2g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $850.

12625. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM151 Byzantine early Islamic weight, c. 6th-8th century AD. 1/2 uncia or 5 dirhem weight. 14.49g. In the form of a polyhedron, each face decorated with a series of concentric circles. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.

12626. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM148 Weights, Phoenician scallop shell, 4c.BC 67g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $350.

12627. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM108 Weights, Syrian?, lead, multi-shekel, scallop form 16x29,34. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $350.

12628. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM148 Weights, Phoenician scallop shell, 4c.BC 66g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12629. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM148 Weights, Phoenician scallop shell, 4c.BC 65g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $350.

12630. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM108 Weights, Syrian?, lead, multi-shekel, scallop form 16x29. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $250.

12631. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Late Roman/Byzantine weight with engraved facing portrait of emperor (considerably clearer than Verso image shows). 148.59 g. = 6oz 1/2 lb semis. 21 x 35 mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $1450.

12632. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM142 Weights, Roman, 4, 1 uncia, various shapes 27-29.5g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $150.

12633. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. BM142 Weights, Roman, 4, 1 uncia, various shapes 27-29.5g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $150.

12634. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. 5 Roman bronze weights. 5-7g. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $150.

12635. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Syro-Phoenician polished hematite 2 Shiqlu weight. 17.1 g. 33mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. SOLD.

12636. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Syro-Phoenician polished hematite 3 rebuti weight. 6.59 g. 19mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $350.

12637. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. Roman 1 uncia weight. 15x20mm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $150.

12638. ANCIENT SEALS ETC. 38 assorted Roman wights. to ~1cm. Provenance: The Emeritus Collection. Verso. $450.