LOT 3440
Islamic Glass Coin Weight of Half Dinar. Circa 7th-12th century AD.
Star of David / Blank. Cf. Münz Zentrum XXXVII, Part II, lot 4246 (Half Dirham). Condition as seen.. (2.16gr, 21mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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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. -
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham. Circa 12th-15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Fourteen-sided cubic weight, the sides decorated with pointillé border to each face; the square faces with cruciform pointillé infill. Cf. CPAI 1, 359. 169gr, 38mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in 1994. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Byzantine Iconographic PB Seal. Circa 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Bust of the Mother of God, facing, nimbate, wearing chiton and maphorion; before her, the infant Christ with nimbus; in field left and right, cross / Cruciform monogram. For a seal with a similar monogram, see Laurent, Orghidan 636 ('Megas'). 6.04gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2004. From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
