LOT 4501
Byzantine Glass Weight in the name of Neilos. 6th-7th century AD.
Draped, facing bust holding mappa, cross above; NЄIΛΟC around / Blank. Condition as seen.(2.95gr, 22mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 3 Nomismata. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large N Γ, cross above; all within wreath / Blank. Cf. Bendall 145 (no wreath). 13.70gr, 22mm x 5mm.
Condition as seen. Circular coin weight with edge of three tiers.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Levant & the Near East Copper-Lead Weight of 4 Shekel. Circa 8th-5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cupcake-shaped weight with engraved W / Blank. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 238 (truncated pyramid). 6.94gr, 15mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Islamic PB Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 6th-9th century AD.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Inscription in three lines / Blank. 4.22gr, 13mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
