LOT 3740
Byzantine Circular Glass Weight of 1 Semissis. 6th century AD.
In the name of Konstantinos, eparch of Constantinopolis. Block monogram of KധNCTANTINOV / Blank. Entwistle/Meek, Early Byzantine Glass Weights: Aspects of Function, Chronology and Composition, no. 32. Good Very Fine.(1.37gr, 16mm).
ProvenanceFrom Edward Collection, no. 8;
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah, etrog(?) to right / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 2.66gr, 14mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999; From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Byzantine Glass Weight. Circa 6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Monogram(?) / Blank. 6.27gr, 28mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen. Green glass discoid weight with traces of silvering.
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Judaea, Green Limestone Weight of Pym (2/3 Shekel). 8th-7th century BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Spherical weight with letters inscribed and flat top and base. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -. 7.59gr, 18mm.
Condition as seen.
From the Gabby family collection, 1960s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
