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(?) Square AE Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 6th century AD or later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Engraved long cross between X Λ X and X L X, pellet above and below / Blank. 15.98gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen. Seemingly repatinated.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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. -
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 3 Nomismata. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large N Γ, cross above; all within wreath / Blank. Cf. Bendall 145 (no wreath). 13.70gr, 22mm x 5mm.
Condition as seen. Circular coin weight with edge of three tiers.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
