LOT 3438
Roman Glass Tessera. 3rd-4th century AD.
Lion standing to right, head to left / Blank. Condition as seen.(1.67gr, 16mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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LOT 3438
Roman Glass Tessera.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of Two Unciae. Circa 5th-7th century AD.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ B; all within wreath / Blank. Bendall, Byzantine Weights 71. 53.20gr, 31mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in 1993. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham. Circa 12th-15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Fourteen-sided cubic weight, the sides decorated with pointillé border to each face; the square faces with cruciform pointillé infill. Cf. CPAI 1, 359. 169gr, 38mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in 1994. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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England. Group of Two [2] George III AE Coin Weights. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types including one to weigh a gold guinea of William III and a gold half sovereign weight. 12.30gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
