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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Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
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 Glass Tessera. 3rd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Lion standing to right, head to left / Blank. 1.67gr, 16mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Ottoman Polyhedral AE Weight of 20 Dirham. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Polyhedral bronze weight with blank faces. CPAI II 362. 63.63gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
