LOT 4171
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.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
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Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. 80gr, 32mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
Private collection, Switzerland, 1990s. European private collection, acquired in 2001. -
Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bone ring with wide hole and old inked tag: 'Hara 19/10/71 / from Hebron'. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 1.24gr, 21mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. -
Byzantine Bronze Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. 74gr, 47mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
