LOT 4166
Roman-Byzantine Bronze Weight. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Uncertain design / Blank. Condition as seen.(8.55gr, 18mm x 14mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4166
Roman-Byzantine Bronze Weight.
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Bronze Folding Bronze Coin Balance. 15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A small folding scales beam balance for weighing coins and similar low weight items; the T-shaped centre section for holding the balance while in use, with two hinged arms ending in rings to receive scale pans on cords. Cf. Sheppard & Musham, Money Scales and Weights, no 320. 7.97gr, 11.5cm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 12 Dirham. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Octagonal weight with plain sides. CPAI 1, 160 var. (10 Dirham). 34.09gr, 23mm x 11mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.165, 155. 15.42gr, 23 x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
