LOT 3427
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 1/2 (?) Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Bronze weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail and with flat base. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.162, 143 var. (5 Qedet). Condition as seen.(12.44gr, 20mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3427
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 1/2 (?) Qedet.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Late Roman PB Seal. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Standing figure to left, holding uncertain object; illegible inscription around / Blank. 14.76gr, 19mm, 12h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2004. From the private collection of a North West London gentleman. -
Portugal (Kingdom) and Brazil. John V CU Weight of Thirty-Six Shillings or 3,600 Reis Dated 1747. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IOANNES • V • D • G PORT • ET • ALG • REX, laureate head to right, KIRK and date below / THIRTY SIX SHILLINGS in three lines. Dieu -; Pom II/809 p. 45. 14.14gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Baldwins, London, UK. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Medieval Bronze Coin Balance with Zoomorphic Terminal. Circa 11th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Tumbrel coin balance with tongue-shaped platform, dog-head finial. 18gr, 62mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired from Essex Coin Auctions, Essex, UK. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection.
