LOT 4162
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Engraved BA AN in two lines; vertical Seleukid anchor in centre / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 14411 (Antiochia, 1/4 Mna). Condition as seen.2 7/8 in. (474gr, 74mm.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 4162
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Engraved BA AN in two lines; vertical Seleukid anchor in centre / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 14411 (Antiochia, 1/4 Mna). 474gr, 74mm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe. -
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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 1/3 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Bronze weight in the shape of a bird or duck. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.168, 173 (1/2 qedet). 2.85gr, 19mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
