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LOT 3647
Group of Two [2] English Coin Weights. Time of James I and George III (17th-19th century AD).
England, James I AE Weight of 22 Shillings for a Gold Unite. I•R•BRI., crowned and cuirassed half-length bust of James I to right, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / Crowned XXII S. Dieu 104. (9.40gr).
England. George III AE Weight of Half Guinea. DWT GR 2 16, crown below / TOWER STANDARD 1771 in four lines. (3.97gr). For Guineas coined since the 31st of December 1771. Condition as seen.(13.37gr total, 18-15mm.).
From the collection of a late Gloucestershire collector; and from the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.
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Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 2 Librae. Circa 5th-7th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between ᗑ Β; all within stylized wreath and floral ornaments in the corners / Blank. Bendall 51 var. (1 Libra); CPAI -; MAH 6 = Pondera 4263 var. (1 Libra). 648gr, 76mm.
Condition as seen. Exceedingly rare weight of two Librae.
Ex private collection, Ticino. -
Byzantine Bronze Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. 74gr, 47mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Two [2] English Coin Weights. Time of James I and George III (17th-19th century AD).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
England, James I AE Weight of 22 Shillings for a Gold Unite. I•R•BRI., crowned and cuirassed half-length bust of James I to right, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / Crowned XXII S. Dieu 104. (9.40gr). England. George III AE Weight of Half Guinea. DWT GR 2 16, crown below / TOWER STANDARD 1771 in four lines. (3.97gr). For Guineas coined since the 31st of December 1771. 13.37gr total, 18-15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a late Gloucestershire collector; and from the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.
