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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LOT 3696
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of One Uncia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Islamic Barrel-Shaped AE Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A barrel-shaped weight doubly truncated in form with multi facets; punched on the top a large bird's eye pattern and on the bottom an inscription in Arabic in four lines. CPAI 2, 329 var. (no inscription). 58.53gr, 24mm x 18mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex Simmons Gallery, UK, 1990s. -
Byzantine Heart-shaped Glass Weight of 1 Gramma or Scrupulus. 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Engraved cross pommée / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 7457. 0.96gr, 14mm.
Condition as seen. Blue heart-shaped glass weight with engraved cross.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
![Group of Ten [10] Byzantine AE Weights.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/230704-s.jpg)
Group of Ten [10] Byzantine AE Weights. Circa 6th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mixed group of discoid and oblate trade weights with low-relief detailing. 39.74gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
