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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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Honorius and Theodosius II AE Exagium Solidi Weight. AD 395-423.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius, on the left, and Theodosius II, on the right; between them above, cross / Blank. Bendall -; CPAI -; Pondera Online 4232 var. (cross above right smaller bust). 4.36gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen. Bronze weight covered with repoussé brass leaf. Very rare.
Ex D.F.G., Numismatica Monacencies, Munich, Germany. -
Fatimids Glass Weight or Jeton. Circa 11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Legend in two lines / Blank. 2.64gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
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Islamic AE Weight. 6th-8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Inscription in three lines / Inscription in three lines. 20.30gr, 25mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
