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LOT 3528
Levant & the Near East Cubical Bronze Weight of 1/3 Shekel. After 5th century BC.
Cubical bronze weight with flat round base inscribed uncertain letters. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 120 (4 Shekel). Condition as seen.(3.15gr, 14mm x 9mm.).
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
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LOT 3528
Levant & the Near East Cubical Bronze Weight of 1/3 Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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