LOT 4480
Hardstone Weight of Uncertain Standard. 1st millennium BC.
Stone weight in shape of a dome. Condition as seen.(11.85gr, 17mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999, thence by descent.
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Group of Two [2] CU Coin Weights. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various standards. 9.90gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Viking(?) AE Weight. Circa 9th century AD or later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Shell on each corner of an uncertain square design. 31.65gr, 25mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Byzantine Invocative PB Seal in the name of Theodoros, Vatatzes (Batatzes). Circa 12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
✠ KЄ BΟHΘ[...] Cധ ΔΟ[Υ]Λധ in four lines / ΘЄΟΔധ[...] Τധ(ligate) BAT[...]TZH in four lines. Translation: Lord, help your servant Theodoros, Batatzes. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. 4.79gr, 17mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
