Details
LOT 3739
Judaea, Green Limestone Weight of Beqa or Half Shekel. 8th-7th century BCE.
Spherical weight with letter inscribed. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -. Condition as seen.(5.44gr, 15mm.).
Provenance
From the Gabby family collection, 1960s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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