LOT 4196
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 4196
Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of Two Unciae.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bone ring with wide hole and old inked tag: 'Hara 19/10/71 / from Hebron'. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 2.02gr, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. -
Egypt Uncertain PB Tessera. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Head to right(?) / Hieroglyphic inscription. 6.80gr, 19mm, 3h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Clay Bulla. Circa 1st-2nd century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Laureate head of an emperor (Otho?) to right / Blank. 2.78gr, 23mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
