LOT 4509
Ottoman Polyhedral AE Weight of 20 Dirham. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Polyhedral bronze weight with blank faces. CPAI II 362. Condition as seen.(63.63gr, 21mm.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Levant & the Near East Copper-Lead Weight of 4 Shekel. Circa 8th-5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cupcake-shaped weight with engraved W / Blank. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 238 (truncated pyramid). 6.94gr, 15mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
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Byzantine Invocative PB Seal in the name of Theodoros, Vatatzes (Batatzes). Circa 12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
✠ KЄ BΟHΘ[...] Cധ ΔΟ[Υ]Λധ in four lines / ΘЄΟΔധ[...] Τധ(ligate) BAT[...]TZH in four lines. Translation: Lord, help your servant Theodoros, Batatzes. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. 4.79gr, 17mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Byzantine Square AE Coin Weight of 3 Nomismata. 5th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver large cross between N Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 99. 13.20gr, 20mm x 4mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
