LOT 3709
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD.
Possibly Levante mint. Menorah / Uncertain object or monogram. Near Very Fine.(2.15gr, 17mm.).
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 3709
Anonymous Lead Tessera.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dome-shaped bone ring with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 3.11gr, 25mm x 7.5mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. -
Greek PB Weight of 1 Mina. Dated SE 230 (83/2 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Possibly Levantine region. ETOYΣ ΛΣ (date) ΔHMOΣIA M-NA (denomination), two crossed cornucopiae, to left, monogram / Latticework design. Unpublished in the standard references. 704gr, 96mm x 95mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Such commercial weights were produced in cities currently or formerly under Seleucid control. The inscription ΔHMOΣIA ('public'), indicates that this was used as an official market weight. -
Babylonian Sphendonoid Hematite Three-Shekel Weight of 9.48gr. Circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £299
Sphendonoid weight with flat base and incised band to the equator. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights p.138, 13. 28.45gr, 31mm x 19.5mm.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
