LOT 4486
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 4486
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae.
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Hardstone Weight of Uncertain Standard. 1st millennium BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Stone weight in shape of a cylinder. 6.09gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah on base, lulav(?) to left / A[...]. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 4.38gr, 13mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Great Britain. Monetary AE Weight for Portuguese Coins (Dobra). Circa 1705-1750.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Crowned 'THREE POUND TWELVE' / Crowned 'THREE POUND TWELVE'. Pom II/797. 28.54gr, 28mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
