LOT 3436
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 2 Librae. Circa 5th-7th centuries AD.
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between ᗑ Β; all within stylized wreath and floral ornaments in the corners / Blank. Bendall 51 var. (1 Libra); CPAI -; MAH 6 = Pondera 4263 var. (1 Libra). Condition as seen. Exceedingly rare weight of two Librae.(648gr, 76mm.).
ProvenanceEx private collection, Ticino.
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![Group of Two [2] English Coin Weights.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/248290-s.jpg)
Group of Two [2] English Coin Weights. Time of James I and George III (17th-19th century AD).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
England, James I AE Weight of 22 Shillings for a Gold Unite. I•R•BRI., crowned and cuirassed half-length bust of James I to right, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / Crowned XXII S. Dieu 104. (9.40gr). England. George III AE Weight of Half Guinea. DWT GR 2 16, crown below / TOWER STANDARD 1771 in four lines. (3.97gr). For Guineas coined since the 31st of December 1771. 13.37gr total, 18-15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a late Gloucestershire collector; and from the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s. -
![Group of Sixteen [16] Coin and Other Weights.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/248776-s.jpg)
Group of Sixteen [16] Coin and Other Weights. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. 167gr total.
Condition as shown.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
![Group of ten [10] Byzantine and Later Lead Seals.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/246992-s(1).jpg)
Group of ten [10] Byzantine and Later Lead Seals. c.6th-8th century AD and later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: mixed group of lead seals and other items, including various issues and types. 42gr total, 13-26 mm.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2004. From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
