LOT 3837
Group of Ten [10] Byzantine AE Weights. Circa 6th-12th century AD.
Mixed group of discoid and oblate trade weights with low-relief detailing. Condition as seen.(39.74gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Truncated Spheroid Basalt Weight of 6 Scripula. Circa 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Roman basalt weight in the shape of truncated sphere; dotted and inlaid in silver VI on one base, the other plain. Cf. Pondera Online 1083. 7.16gr, 19.5mm x 11.5mm.
Condition as seen.
From an old collection formed before WWII and believed to have been from Paestum. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of One Uncia. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver large cross between Γᴑ A; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 18540; Bendall -; MAH -; Pera -. 26.80gr, 24mm x 25mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of two tiers.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Monogram of THB / Blank. Leukel -. 19.30gr, 22mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000.
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