LOT 3439
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham. Circa 12th-15th century AD.
Fourteen-sided cubic weight, the sides decorated with pointillé border to each face; the square faces with cruciform pointillé infill. Cf. CPAI 1, 359. Condition as seen.1 1/2 in. (169gr, 38mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in 1994.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3439
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Group of Sixteen [16] Coin and Other Weights. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. 167gr total.
Condition as shown.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Anonymous PB Seal. 4th-5th century AD. Levante or Egypt mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Menorah / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 3.15gr, 12mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Menorah / Uncertain object or monogram. 2.15gr, 17mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
