LOT 3693
Roman Truncated Spheroid Basalt Weight of 6 Scripula. Circa 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Roman basalt weight in the shape of truncated sphere; dotted and inlaid in silver VI on one base, the other plain. Cf. Pondera Online 1083. Condition as seen.(7.16gr, 19.5mm x 11.5mm.).
ProvenanceFrom an old collection formed before WWII and believed to have been from Paestum.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Byzantine Heart-shaped Glass Weight of 1 Gramma or Scrupulus. 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Engraved cross pommée / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 7457. 0.96gr, 14mm.
Condition as seen. Blue heart-shaped glass weight with engraved cross.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Judaea. Cupcake-Shaped AE Weight of 4 Shekels. Iron Age, circa 1000-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Black cupcake-shaped weight with engraved large X on the base. For similar weight see Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights p.170, 182. 42.72gr, 24mm x 18mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex Simmons Gallery, UK, 1990s. -
Islamic Polyhedral AE Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A flattened sphere doubly truncated in form; punched on the top and bottom with a large bird's eye pattern; the main body of the weight decorated with five rows of bird's eyes. CPAI 1, 127 (Southern Anatolia). 57.37gr, 25mm x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Found 'Ainsbrook' North-West Yorkshire, UK, circa 2005-2007. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
