LOT 4487
Byzantine Circular AE Commercial Weight of 2 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver monogram of BABYΛΑ above Γᴑ B, small crosses flanking, all within border of waves / Blank with punch in centre. Not in the standard references. Condition as seen. Circular commercial weight with edge of three tiers.(52.55gr, 34mm x 9mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Fatimids Glass Weight or Jeton. Circa 11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Legend in two lines / Blank. 2.64gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Uncertain AE Weight. 1st-2nd millenium AD.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Three standing figures / Central motif. 53.43gr, 34mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Ottoman Polyhedral AE Weight of 20 Dirham. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Polyhedral bronze weight with blank faces. CPAI II 362. 63.63gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
