LOT 4145
Celtic Bronze Cast Ring or Wheel Money. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Large ring with numerous knobs on outer surface. Cf. Victoor VII-4. Condition as seen.(44.34gr, 55mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Somerset, UK, gentleman.
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Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Bronze weight in the shape of a scorpion. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.166, 160. 10.06gr, 34mm x 13mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s. -
Byzantine Square Coin or Commercial Bronze Weight of 1 Nomisma. 4th-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Nimbate and draped imperial bust facing, (face inlaid in silver) / Blank. Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 16, lot 4077. 4.15gr, 14mm.
Condition as seen. Very rare weight depicting an imperial bust.
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.165, 155. 15.42gr, 23 x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
