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LOT 3844
Group of Two [2] Islamic AE Weights of 10 Dirhams or 1 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Weights in the form of a polyhedron decorated with numerous punch marks. Condition as seen.(58.95gr total.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3844
Group of Two [2] Islamic AE Weights of 10 Dirhams or 1 Uqiya.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Group of Ten [10] Byzantine AE Weights. Circa 6th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mixed group of discoid and oblate trade weights with low-relief detailing. 39.74gr total.
Condition as seen.
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Byzantine Iconographic PB Seal. Circa 13th-15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Uncertain figure standing facing, holding cross on base with right hand; εC SO ON N O in five lines to left, O εC C Π CΛ in five lines to right / NCKЄΠЄIC ЄCЄINЄΠNP IBЄNЄΛΥΧΙЄ ЄCTOCNOPT[...] ΠOCIധЄTO IBΠN in six lines. For a seal of similar style, cf. Roma e82, 1788. 51.14gr, 45mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Islamic Barrel-Shaped AE Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A barrel-shaped weight doubly truncated in form with multi facets; punched on the top a large bird's eye pattern and on the bottom an inscription in Arabic in four lines. CPAI 2, 329 var. (no inscription). 58.53gr, 24mm x 18mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex Simmons Gallery, UK, 1990s.
