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LOT 4519
Anonymous PB Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Menorah / Uncertain design. Condition as seen.(2.84gr, 17mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980-1985.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Levant & the Near East Copper-Lead Weight of 4 Shekel. Circa 8th-5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cupcake-shaped weight with engraved W / Blank. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 238 (truncated pyramid). 6.94gr, 15mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Islamic Glass Coin Weight of Half Dinar. Circa 7th-12th century AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Star of David / Blank. Cf. Münz Zentrum XXXVII, Part II, lot 4246 (Half Dirham). 2.16gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. 80gr, 32mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
Private collection, Switzerland, 1990s. European private collection, acquired in 2001.
