LOT 3705
Islamic Polyhedral AE Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
A flattened sphere doubly truncated in form; punched on the top and bottom with a large bird's eye pattern; the main body of the weight decorated with five rows of bird's eyes. CPAI 1, 127 (Southern Anatolia). Condition as seen.(57.37gr, 25mm x 19mm.).
ProvenanceFound 'Ainsbrook' North-West Yorkshire, UK, circa 2005-2007.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Dome-shaped bone ring with grooved linear circle on one side and wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 2.41gr, 30mm x 4mm.
Condition as seen. Tag attached, inscribed '2.41 gms 1/2 MITKAL'.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an old identification tag. -
Byzantine Square AE Weight of 1 Tremissis. 5th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Engraved cross within square linear border / Engraved X within square linear border. Bendall -; Pondera Online -. 1.43gr, 9.5mm x 10.5mm.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
![Group of Ten [10] Byzantine AE Weights.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/230704-s.jpg)
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.
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
