LOT 3558
Viking Truncated Spherical Bronze Weight. 9th-11th century AD.
Truncated spherical bronze weight with three pellets within beaded border on each base. Condition as seen.(23.11gr, 19mm x 13mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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English Coin Weight for the AV 'Crown of the Double Rose'. From circa 1526.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Crowned rose between two crowned Rs / Blank. Cf. Withers LSA p.35. 3.19gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Large Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Double Tax Seal. Circa 14th-15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Three crowns flanked by initials 'D(?)A' and legend to the border 'C[..]ON{..}VYTS • CO[...]' / Lion rampant within a beaded border with legend '[...]VYTS * COD[...]'. 33.76gr, 47mm, 2h.
Condition as seen. Conjoined roundels with folded strap.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, 1980s. Property of a Chester, UK, private collector. -
Babylonian Truncated Pyramidal Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Weight in form of truncated pyramid with bird(?) flying to right on the bottom. 7.57gr, 13mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding or weight adjustment.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
