LOT 3702
Byzantine Square AE Weight of 1 Nomisma. 4th-6th century AD.
Engraved large N; stars in fields / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 18577 & 18579. Condition as seen.(3.18gr, 13mm x 14mm.).
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
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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 Circular AE Commercial Weight of One Uncia. Circa 5th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver large cross between Γᴑ A; all within stylised laurel wreath / Blank. Bendall 121 var. (2 Unciae); Pera 178 var. (same); Pondera Online 10558. 25.34gr, 25mm.
Condition as seen. Inlays missing.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Dome-shaped bone ring with grooved linear circle on one side and wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 2.41gr, 30mm x 4mm.
Condition as seen. Tag attached, inscribed '2.41 gms 1/2 MITKAL'.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an old identification tag.
