LOT 3545
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 36 Grammata or Nomismata(?). Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Engraved cross between A(or Λ) S, N below; all within double wreath / Blank. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. Condition as seen.(38.15gr, 30mm x 7mm.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
FootnotesThe nearest weight standard according to the inscription would be that of 36 Nomismata (inscription as N ΛS), but according to the weight, 36 Grammata or Scrupuli (inscription as ΛS).
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LOT 3545
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 36 Grammata or Nomismata(?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Condition as seen.
Private collection, assembled in the 1970s–1980s. European private collection, acquired in 1998. -
Babylonian Truncated Pyramidal Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Weight in form of truncated pyramid with horseman to right on the bottom. 5.92gr, 18mm x 9mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding or weight adjustment.
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990. -
Levante or Egypt Lead Token. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Seven-branched menorah on triangular base, flanked by lulav(?) on the left and shofar on the right / Blank. 8.93gr, 19mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
