LOT 4498
Byzantine Glass Coin Weight of a Semissis(?). Circa 6th-7th century AD.
Box monogram of ΠΕΤΡധ ΑΠΟ ΕΠΑΡΧധΝ(?) / Blank. Apparently unpublished with this monogram. Condition as seen.(2.44gr, 21mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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Byzantine(?) Square AE Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 6th century AD or later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Engraved long cross between X Λ X and X L X, pellet above and below / Blank. 15.98gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen. Seemingly repatinated.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Viking(?) AE Weight. Circa 9th century AD or later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Shell on each corner of an uncertain square design. 31.65gr, 25mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. 80gr, 32mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
Private collection, Switzerland, 1990s. European private collection, acquired in 2001.
