LOT 4210
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Commercial Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Commercial weight in the form of a polyhedron with truncated ends and with its sides ornamented with 'bird's eye' patterns. Cf. Silifke 127. Condition as seen.(57.78gr, 22mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4210
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Commercial Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Byzantine Bronze Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. 74gr, 47mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine Octagonal AE Commercial Weight of 3(?) Unciae. Circa 5th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Engraved in outline façade of church with three sections each surmounted by cross and containing Λ-N-O; Γ Γ flanking; all within double border / Blank. Pondera Online -; Bendall -. 90gr, 45mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Uniface octagonal commercial weight with plain edges.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Three imperial busts / Blank. 5.36gr, 20mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
