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LOT 4505
Islamic Glass Weight or Jeton. Circa 8th-12th century AD.
Inscription in three lines / Blank. Condition as seen.(2.95gr, 21mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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Great Britain. Monetary AE Weight for Portuguese Coins (Dobra). Circa 1705-1750.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Crowned 'THREE POUND TWELVE' / Crowned 'THREE POUND TWELVE'. Pom II/797. 28.54gr, 28mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic AE Weight of 1 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bronze weight in shape of a resting ram. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 147 (3 Shekel). 7.46gr, 17mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic AE Weight of 30 Giru. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights 63 (11.10gr); cf. Münz Zentrum, Auktion XLIX, Teil IV, 5018 (10.26gr; hematite). 11.44gr, 18mm x 16mm.
Condition as seen.
From a London, UK, collection, 2000s.
