LOT 3437
Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of Two Unciae. Circa 5th-7th century AD.
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ B; all within wreath / Blank. Bendall, Byzantine Weights 71. Condition as seen.1 1/4 in. (53.20gr, 31mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in 1993.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3437
Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of Two Unciae.
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Group of Sixteen [16] Coin and Other Weights. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. 167gr total.
Condition as shown.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Medieval Bronze Coin Balance with Zoomorphic Terminal. Circa 11th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Tumbrel coin balance with tongue-shaped platform, dog-head finial. 18gr, 62mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired from Essex Coin Auctions, Essex, UK. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection. -
Anonymous PB Seal. 4th-5th century AD. Levante or Egypt mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Menorah / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 3.15gr, 12mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
