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Syria - Phoenicia, haematite weight for half a shekel or maybe 10 giru (Shraga Qedar attributes as 15-11th century B.C.), or 900 B.C. or earlier (Malter), 17x9mm, weight (3.89 g), made in the form of a cylinder with bulging centre, holed for carrying a later innovation (Munz Zentrum XLV, November 25, 1981 [lot 33]); another similar haematite weight as a circular stone shape with thick centre (18mm diameter 8mm thickness), weight (3.32 g), could be a light half shekel or more likely a 10 giru weight (Munz Zentrum XLV, November 25, 1981 [lot 34 similar]). Fine - very fine, very scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Phoenician weight, (400-300 B.C.), struck as a bronze block formed weight, 35x25x14 mm, (83.88 g) (of weight = eight shekels), (see Malter Sale XXVI, May, 20, 1984 [lot 28-29, similar examples). Incuse Phoenician script on back, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Phoenician weight, (400-300 B.C.), struck as a bronze block formed weight, 18x15x11 mm, (22.33 g) (of weight = two shekels), (see Malter Sale XXVI, May, 20, 1984 [lot 28-29, similar examples]). Inscribed letter T on back, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Phoenician or Egyptian weight, struck on a rectangular flan in lead, 16x20mm, (12.59 g) (of Egyptian tetradrachm weight or two shekels), with four inscribed circles both sides, suggesting a tetradrachm weight. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Phoenician or Egyptian weight, struck on a square flan in lead, 23x24mm, (12.96 g) (of Egyptian tetradrachm weight or two shekels), with incuse diagonals dividing it into four quarters (drachms?). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Phoenician or Roman weight, (1st - 2nd century A.D.), struck on a heart shaped flan in bronze, 29x23x16 mm, (54.02 g) (of Roman weight of two ounces or two unciae, or four shekels?), (see Munz Zentrum Sale XLV, 25 November 1981 [lot 100] similar example realised 330DM). Two incuse strokes across the weight signify two unciae, very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Roman - Byzantine weight, 3rd-5th Century, a barrel-shaped, 25 mm x 31 mm, large bronze unmarked 6 Uncia (6 ounce) weight (165 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top with ridge both top and bottom, (Munz Zentrum Sale XLV (25.11.81) lot 104 similar weight realised 430DM, cf.Bendall P.25 No.23 for similar weight and type). Brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, fine - very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Byzantine - Late Roman, Commercial weight, 4th-5th century, AE one ounce weight, (22mm square, 26.51 g), obv. large **G*o A, with obverse area, rev. blank, (Bendall Weights -, Musee d'art et d'historie de Geneve 97). Good very fine with earthen green patina, rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Byzantine weight, 5th-7th Century, A barrel-shaped spherical commercial weight, 9x10 mm, bronze Sextula (1/6 ounce) weight (4.73 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom. The top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut engraved letter **G* a symbol = 1/6 uncia or 3 scripula, similar letters as traces on the bottom side, (cf.Bendall P.8 for symbol and p.25 for similar larger weights and Munz Zentrum Sale XXXVII [8th November 1979, lot 4145 for symbol). Some original metal showing through, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Byzantine weight, 5th-7th Century, A barrel-shaped, 10 mm x 15 mm, bronze 1/2 Uncia (half ounce) weight (13.82 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom. The top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut engraved letters = half uncia (symbol and B), (cf.Bendall P.25 for similar weights). Green and brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Byzantine weight, 5th-7th Century, A barrel-shaped, 15 mm x 18 mm, bronze one Uncia (one ounce) weight (24.29 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom. The top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut silvered letters = one uncia (uncertain letters), (cf.Bendall P.25 for similar weights). Green and brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Byzantine weight, 5th-7th Century, A barrel-shaped spherical commercial weight, 12x14 mm, bronze half Uncia (half ounce) weight (11.81 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom. The top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut engraved letters I.B = 1/2 uncia (symbol I.B), similar letters as traces on the bottom side, (cf.Bendall P.25 for similar weights and Munz Zentrum Sale XXXII [23rd November 1978, lot 88]). Brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Byzantine weight, 5th-7th Century, A barrel-shaped, 18 mm x 24 mm, bronze 2 Uncia (ounce) weight (54.52 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom. The top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut engraved letters = 2 uncia (symbol B), (cf.Bendall P.25 for similar weights). Green and brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Byzantine weights, 5th-7th Century, A group of weights, including barrel-shaped, 15 mm x 18 mm, bronze quarter Uncia (quarter ounce) weights (6.68, 5.95, 6.24 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom. The top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut letters partially visible; also includes square block (28.12 g) for one uncia (needing conservation for letters etc); together with ball shaped weight (23.37 g), and several other shaped ornamental objects with holes or loops to carry on a chain? (11.41, 2.23 g), (cf.Bendall P.25, 37 similar weights). Green and brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, nearly fine - very fine all scarce or rare. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Islamic glass weights, glass weight light blue green in colour impressed into the glass a circular Arabic legend on the obverse, Abbasid or Fatamid period 7th-12th century A.D., for use in Egypt, thickness 5mm, weight (5.99 g) = 31 qirit, (cf.Munz Zentrum, Auction Sale XXVII, November 8, 1979 [lot 4229]); another (2.89 g), 20mm diameter thickness 5mm, featured with a portait as the central motif (Homer?), Of Greek or Roman style of 2-5th century A.D., (a denarius weight of early 3rd century ?). Very fine, rare. (2)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Eastern Europe and Middle East Islamic weight, 7th-12th Century, a polyhedral shaped weight with 6 square faces and 8 triangular faces, 28 mm x 29 mm, large bronze unmarked half ratl (6 ounces of Byzantine scale), weight (160 g); (Munz Zentrum Sale XLV (25.11.81) lot 151 a similar weight realised 260DM). Traces of Arabic script and marks. Brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, fine - very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80