LOT 3696
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of One Uncia. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver large cross between Γᴑ A; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 18540; Bendall -; MAH -; Pera -. Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of two tiers.(26.80gr, 24mm x 25mm x 6mm.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Dome-shaped bone ring with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 1.93gr, 23mm x 4.5mm.
Condition as seen. Tag attached, inscribed 'Hord 19/10/71 from Hebron' and '1.93 gms'.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an old identification tag. -
Byzantine Square AE Glass of 1 Nomisma. 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Square coins weight made from a bronze coin of Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BC): [ΦΙΛΙΠΠ]ΟΥ, youth on horseback riding to right; below, Θ. Cf. HGC 3.1, 882. 3.66gr, 13.5mm x 13.5mm.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000.
A remarkable re-use of an ancient Macedonian coin type. -
Byzantine Square AE Weight of 1 Tremissis. 5th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Engraved cross within square linear border / Engraved X within square linear border. Bendall -; Pondera Online -. 1.43gr, 9.5mm x 10.5mm.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000.
