LOT 4199
Byzantine AE Commercial Weight of 1 Uncia. Circa 5th-6th century AD.
Engraved in outline half-length facing imperial bust, wearing crown with pendilia and cross on top and holding globus cruciger in each hand; A-N across upper field; all within wreath / Blank. Unpublished in the standard references. Condition as seen. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.(27.77gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Levant & the Near East Bronze Weight. Iron Age, after 900 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Relief of standing female deity / Blank. 43.44gr, 30mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Anonymous PB Seal. After circa 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two standing figures holding long cross between; uncertain inscription around / Two standing figures holding long cross between. 13.09gr, 20mm, 7h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure 1st millennium B.C.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Comprising a square-section body with overlapping U-shaped handles above, one side with an incised image of a seated male holding a long staff. 46.3 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
