LOT 3703
Byzantine Square AE Weight of 1 Tremissis. 5th-7th century AD.
Engraved cross within square linear border / Engraved X within square linear border. Bendall -; Pondera Online -. Condition as seen.(1.43gr, 9.5mm x 10.5mm.).
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
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Judaea. Cupcake-Shaped AE Weight of 4 Shekels. Iron Age, circa 1000-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Black cupcake-shaped weight with engraved large X on the base. For similar weight see Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights p.170, 182. 42.72gr, 24mm x 18mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex Simmons Gallery, UK, 1990s. -
Islamic Polyhedral AE Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A flattened sphere doubly truncated in form; punched on the top and bottom with a large bird's eye pattern; the main body of the weight decorated with five rows of bird's eyes. CPAI 1, 127 (Southern Anatolia). 57.37gr, 25mm x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Found 'Ainsbrook' North-West Yorkshire, UK, circa 2005-2007. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Byzantine Circular AE Weight of 11 Nomismata or 2 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Facade of church on base with steps, with two pillars and pediment surmounted by three crosses, Γ Ν Γ across fields; all engraved in outline / Blank. Pondera Online -; Bendall -; Pera -. 48.52gr, 38mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen. Circular weight with double-grooved edges.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
