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LOT 4488
Byzantine Square AR Weight. 6th-7th century AD.
Half-length busts of two imperial figures holding long cross between them; pellet to upper corners; all within double square border / Blank. Condition as seen.(11.01gr, 20mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Various standards. 61gr total.
Condition as seen.
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Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polyhedral bronze weight with blank faces. CPAI II 356. 160gr, 32mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Circular AE Commercial Weight of 2 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver monogram of BABYΛΑ above Γᴑ B, small crosses flanking, all within border of waves / Blank with punch in centre. Not in the standard references. 52.55gr, 34mm x 9mm.
Condition as seen. Circular commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
