LOT 4168
Byzantine Circular AE Commercial Weight of Three Unciae. Circa 6th century AD.
Engraved in outline (and partially inlaid in silver) Γo Γ, cross above; all within wreath / Blank. Cf. Bendall, Weights 116. Condition as seen. A discoid commercial weight with centering holes and a plain edge between two grooves.(80.57gr, 40mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 4168
Byzantine Circular AE Commercial Weight of Three Unciae.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 2 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £110
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) cross above Γ B; all within circular wreath and square wreath with flowers in angles. 53.61gr, 27mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Asia Minor and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bone ring with wide hole and old inked tag: 'Hara 19/10/71 / from Hebron'. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 1.93gr, 23mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. -
Western Asiatic Shekel Weight. 1st millennium BC.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £100
Carved barrel-shaped weight with inscription on side. 4.00gr, 23mm.
Condition as seen.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
