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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England. Group of Two [2] George III AE Coin Weights. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types including one to weigh a gold guinea of William III and a gold half sovereign weight. 12.30gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Portugal (Kingdom) and Brazil. John V CU Weight of Thirty-Six Shillings or 3,600 Reis Dated 1747. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IOANNES • V • D • G PORT • ET • ALG • REX, laureate head to right, KIRK and date below / THIRTY SIX SHILLINGS in three lines. Dieu -; Pom II/809 p. 45. 14.14gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Baldwins, London, UK. Property of a London antiquarian. -
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Group of ten [10] Byzantine and Later Lead Seals c.6th-8th century AD and later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: mixed group of lead seals and other items, including various issues and types. 26gr total, 10-20 mm.
Fine to Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2004. From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
