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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Group of Three [3] AE Weights. Circa 5th-12th century AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Various standards. 61gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic AE Weight of 1 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bronze weight in shape of a resting ram. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 147 (3 Shekel). 7.46gr, 17mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Glass Token. 1st century AD. Possibly Alexandria, Egypt.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Radiate male head to right / Kerykeion between two grain ears and two poppies; L HI (date) across upper fields. 0.97gr, 17mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Edge chipped.
Acquired in the 1994. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
