LOT 3544
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.(80gr, 32mm x 10mm.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, 1990s.
European private collection, acquired in 2001.
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LOT 3544
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae.
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Babylonian Truncated Pyramidal Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Weight in form of truncated pyramid with Phoenician letter on the bottom. 4.12gr, 18mm x 8mm x 5mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding or weight adjustment.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenician Bronze Weight of Half Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Truncated snake-head or teardrop weight with flat bases. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 104 (hematite; one Shekel) and 107 (2/3 Shekel). 4.50gr, 17mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Levant & the Near East Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. After 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Polyhedral bronze weight inscribed on one side ŠLŠT. Cf. Elayi & Elayi, Recherches No 4, fig. 19 (same inscription on a zoomorphic weight). 9.63gr, 14mm x 1mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
