LOT 4218
Group of Two [2] Byzantine AE Weights. 4th-6th century AD.
Various standards. Condition as seen.(35.55gr total.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. 80gr, 32mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
Private collection, Switzerland, 1990s. European private collection, acquired in 2001. -
Roman Millefiori Glass Weight. After circa 1st century AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Yellow decorative patterns in green glass weight. 6.13gr, 26mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure 1st millennium B.C.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Comprising a square-section body with overlapping U-shaped handles above, one side with an incised image of a seated male holding a long staff. 46.3 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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