LOT 3691
Greek PB Weight of 1 Mina. Dated SE 230 (83/2 BC).
Possibly Levantine region. ETOYΣ ΛΣ (date) ΔHMOΣIA M-NA (denomination), two crossed cornucopiae, to left, monogram / Latticework design. Unpublished in the standard references. Condition as seen.(704gr, 96mm x 95mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
See Gale Brown, H., A study of lead ingot cargoes from ancient Mediterranean Shipwrecks, Vermont, 2011; cf. De Rochesnard; Pondera Online 3558.
FootnotesSuch commercial weights were produced in cities currently or formerly under Seleucid control. The inscription ΔHMOΣIA ('public'), indicates that this was used as an official market weight.
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Byzantine AE Commercial Weight of Two Unciae. Circa 5th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Ʉ B inscribed / Blank. Bendall 31 var. (letters not inlaid); Pandora Online 12609. 48.71gr, 22.5mm x 18.5mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Dome-shaped bone ring with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 1.93gr, 23mm x 4.5mm.
Condition as seen. Tag attached, inscribed 'Hord 19/10/71 from Hebron' and '1.93 gms'.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an old identification tag. -
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah, Etrog(?) to right / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 2.66gr, 14mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
