Lot 1496

Description

Byzantine and Islamic Glass Weights, glass weights of various sizes, dirhem size, dark brown and green in colour, impressed into the glass a circular Greek or Arabic legend on the obverse, one noted as 6th century with legend in three lines ANAC/TACIO/V (illustrated) another issue as a Mameluk issue (illustrated); others uncertain with loops added (2), others late Roman issues described as glass tickets or weights (3) (bought in July 1971), others (14) one illustrated, some are plain or a bead, a few with figures on obverse. Very good - very fine and some scarce, a few in collector's packets. (21)

Ex M.J. Syddell Collection.