LOT 4485
Levant & the Near East Copper-Lead Weight of 4 Shekel. Circa 8th-5th century BC.
Cupcake-shaped weight with engraved W / Blank. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 238 (truncated pyramid). Condition as seen.(6.94gr, 15mm x 6mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999, thence by descent.
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Byzantine Glass Weight in the name of Neilos. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Draped, facing bust holding mappa, cross above; NЄIΛΟC around / Blank. 2.95gr, 22mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
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Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Confronted heads of male and female, both bare-headed / Blank. Apparently unpublished. 22.01gr, 27mm x 23mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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.
