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.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Shekel Weight. 1st millennium BC.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening 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. -
Roman Clay Bulla. Circa 1st century AD.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Laureate head of an emperor (Otho?) to right / Blank. 2.78gr, 23mm, 12h.
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.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
