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501. Ancient Egypt, c. 800 - 600 BC. A bronze weight in the form of a scallop shell. According to Petrie the design is a snake’s head, #4920 in Ancient Weights and Measures. (Munz Zentrum, Auction XXXVII, teil II, #4090 attributes this type a Roman. Evaluated at 600 marks.) Our piece weighs 16.67grams. Heavily patinated. $350 |
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502. Ancient Egypt, c. 750 - 500 BC. An elliptical magnetite weight of 12.82 grams. cp. Petrie, op. cit., #45 for form. This piece is still heavily magnetized. $250 |
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503. Hittite 1300 BC. A rectangular bronze weight, with relief figure in prone position. Wt. 18.72 gm. (shekel). $300 |
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504. Hittite, c. 1300 BC. A rectangular bronze weight with upper half of a man, head and torso in a reclining position. Wt: 20.63 gm. An interesting sharp piece. $300 |
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505. Phoenicia, c. 900 BC. A set of three hematite weights, conical, domed and cup-cake. Ex. Edward T. Newell Collection, Royal Athena Galleries, Joel L. Malter collections. Lovely examples. $350/3 |
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506. Phoenicia, c. 900 BC. A flattened stone round weight with a faint numerical inscription on the top of the dome indicating it is a 10 shekel weight. Rare and unusual. L: 5 cm. weighs 90 gm. Some ancient chipping. $750 |
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507. Phoenicia, c. 300 BC. A square lead weight with the stylized symbol for Tanit over a grid on the base. The top of the weight has an inscription. Dim: 30 mm. Cp. Munz Zentrum Auktion XLIX, teil IV, #5073 and see J. Elayi, Recherches Sur Les Poids Pheniciens #398. $400 |
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508. Judaea, c. 800 BC. A limestone 16 shekel weight, flattened on both sides with a barely discernible inscription. Found in Israel in 1972. $450 |
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509. Judaea, c. 800 BC. A limestone weight with a faint inscription in need of further study. It is domed on top and flat on the base. Indication is that it is a 4 shekel weight. Rare. Dim: 3 cm., 42.72 gm. $500 |
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510. Judaea, c. 800 BC. A limestone weight with a faint inscription in need of further study. It is domed on top and flat on the base. Indication is that it is a 4 shekel weight. Rare. Dim: 3 cm., 43.72 gm. $400 |
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511. Judaea, c. 800 BC. A limestone weight of simple dome shape with partial inscription for a Pym weight. Dim: 20 mm, 8.76 gm. $250 |
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512. Judaea, c. 800 BC. A small limestone weight for eight gerah with a very distinct parallel line inscription. See Munz Zentrum, Catalog XLIX, Teil IV # 5067. This catalogue and MZ’s XXXVII, Teil II are both very good with illustrations of Judaea and other ancient weights. Weight 3.96 gm. $400 |
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513. Judaea, c. 850 - 700 BC. A lot of five flattened domed weights and one round weight, some with markings. Some additional study of this group is recommended. $500/6 |
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514. Babylonia, c. 850 - 750 BC. A hematite duck weight with a drill hole through the turned back head to allow the piece to suspend. There are some cuneiform letters added. The piece weighs 9.28 grams, which would be a Babylonian shekel weight. Nice quality. $400 |
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515. Babylonia? A bronze swimming duck with the patina of antiquity. It is unlike the Babylonian duck weights carved from stone as the head is up and looking forward. But as the consignor acquired the piece years ago in the Levant, it was so classified. HT: 1.5”. $250 |
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516. Iran, antique terra cotta steelyard shaped weight. W: 45.72 gm. Ex Jay Gluck collection. Very rare, perhaps unique. Also included is a bronze jeweler's scale box octagonal weight. $200/2 |
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517. Greece, Agrigentum, 4th cent. BC. A tooth-shaped bronze with four pellets on the base and a standing eagle on the shank, the top of its head touches the four pellet edge and a crab claw is opposite. Lovely green patina. Ex Virzi collection. Wt: 14.84 gm. $650 |
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518. Greece, Agrigentum, 4th cent. BC. A tooth-shaped bronze with three pellets (for triens) on the base and a standing eagle in relief on the shank. H: 18mm. wt: 11.70 gm. Ex Virzi collection $300
Both of the above pieces are described in the British Museum Coin Catalogue on Sicily. Some scholars consider them coins, some weights. |
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519. Greece, Agrigentum, 4th cent. BC. A similarly tooth-shaped bronze weight of same type but more worn. Also ex Virzi Collection. VG. $100 |
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520. Greece, Asia Minor, c. 100 BC. A square lead weight with a crescent in the center. Wreath and palm frond on other side. 4 cm square, wt: 46.90 gm. A well-preserved lead weight. $375 |
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521. Greece, Asia Minor, c. 100 BC. A hexagonal lead weight with apparently a small additional rectangular “patch” added on with a Greek inscription on one side, the other blank. Width: 6 cm. Also included is a square Hellenistic weight with an amphora. 35x35mm. $450/2 |
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522. Greco-Roman lead weight, c. 100 BC to 100 AD, with its own loop and the letters IB. Its weight of 36.48 grams indicates it would be a 30 scripula weight. $200 |
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523. Roman Aes Grave c. 200 BC. Head of Janus / Prow of a ship a “trireme.” A beautiful example of the Roman coin denomination known as a libra. It weighed one pound. Our abbreviation for the word “pound” was derived from the Latin word libra or lb. As nice as these massive coin/weights come. $3000 |
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524. Roman Era, Eastern Mediterranean, c. 100 AD. A heart shaped weight stylized in bee form. When held upside down the piece resembles the male organ. Wt: 77.72 gm. $400 |
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525. Roman square lead commercial weights, c. 1st century AD. A lot of two examples in need of research, 3.5 to 4.3 cm square. $350/2 |
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526. Roman, c. 300 AD. A pair of spherical shaped six ounce weights. One in inscribed VNCIA VI, the other similar weight is blank. Decent patina, could use proper cleaning. See Bendall 29 for similar example. These are quite rare. $500/2 |
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527. Roman scalloped round biconical bronze weights, c. 300 - 400 AD. Diameter: .75 - 1.25”. A lovely set. $700/3 |
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528. Roman steelyard bell shaped weight, c. 100 AD, with a very unusual hall-mark stamped on it. The hall-mark has a large central jug with a female figure on either side. Atop the jug is a horse’s head. Ex Malter auction #24, 29 July 2000. H: 63 mm. The design is very similar to types on Roman colonial coins struck in Egypt. With two very small Roman steelyard weights, a conical type found in Britain and a barrel type found in Bulgaria. Three weights. $1250/3 |
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529. Roman Colonial, Judaea, 100 BC -100 AD. A lead loom weight 5 cm high, holed near top for suspension . See J. Elayi, Recherches Sur Les Poids Pheniciens, No. 132 for a similar weight. $125 |
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530. Roman Colonial, Judaea, c. 100 BC -100 AD. A lead loom weight 5 cm high, holed near top for suspension. This specimen inscribed with equal arm balance suspended by a string on one side with additional symbols on two of the other three sides. Exceptionally well preserved. $250 |
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531. Roman Colonial, Judaea, c. 200 AD. A lot of two lead loom weights, one with broken top. $175/2 |
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532. Roman Colonial, Judaea, c. 250 AD. A stone loom weight of semi-rectangular shape and pierced at top for suspension. Museum information inked on bottom. S: 3"high x 2" wide. $350+ |
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533. Syria, c. 350 AD. A set of two bronze weights, a ring and a sphere, both similarly designed with incised circles. Lovely green patina. $500/2 |
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534. Byzantium, c. 400 - 600 AD. A spherical commercial two Uncia weight inlaid in silver with ounce symbol and B. See Simon Bendall, Byzantine Weights, #31. A lovely weight with nice patina. $375 |
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535. Byzantine, c. 400 - 600 AD. A Lot of two barrel shaped bronze weights with silver inlay for 3 oz. A very fine weight with neatly inlaid letters. $500/2 |
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536. Byzantine/Islamic, c. 400 - 600 AD. A fourteen-sided bronze weight with each open space filled with clusters of dots. An interesting weight. Along with a larger six ounce 14 sided plain weight with one section engraved with a Byzantine “A.” $375/2 |
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537. Roman, 1st - 3rd Century AD. A bronze steelyard weight with lead filling and large loop. The overall shaoe is trapezoidal with what look to be a she-wolf or perhaps a delta on the top. 3" x 2 1/2". $300 |
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538. Byzantine, c. 650 AD. A square bronze one Uncia weight neatly inlaid with a small cross above a gamma and lamna. Bendall #79. See also Kurkman, /Anatolian Weights and Measures/, No. 50.VF. $275 |
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539. Byzantium, c. 400 - 600 AD. A square bronze ounce weight with central “S” and a pellet in each corner. Weighs 26.43 gm. Not in Bendall or N. Dure, Catalogue des Poids Byzantines. A rare VF piece. $200 |
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540. Byzantium, c. 400 - 600 AD. A square bronze weight for two nomismata very neatly engraved with a double lined NB with two small pellet clusters above and traces of silver inlay. Weighs 8.98 gm. Rare denomination for a weight. $125 |
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541. Byzantium, c. 650 AD. A lot of two square bronze weights, one with large “N”and the other blundered. 23.36 and 25.40 gm. $125/2 |
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542. Byzantium, c. 650 AD. An important square bronze commercial weight inlaid with a large central silver cross between G - S. See Bendall #57. VF. $650 |
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543. Byzantium, c. 650 AD. A lot of two small square bronze weights for three nomismata inscribed NG. One with 4 tiny rosettes, and the other with incised features of the emperor. Bendall 99 v. $300/2 |
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544. Byzantium, c. 650 AD. A small round coin weight inscribed NB for two nomismata with cross. / Reverse is blank. See Bendall #147. EF with attractive patination. $100 |
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545. Byzantine, c. 400 - 600 AD. A round bronze commercial two uncia weight with small cross above all within a wreath. Bendall #123. Fine. $75 |
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546. Byzantium, c. 400 - 600 AD. A round bronze commercial six ounce weight engraved with a G S, between two sets of parallel lines. Blank on other side. Bendall 115var. A neat rim around each side. Rare. $575 |
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547. Byzantium,, c. 480 - 600 AD. A glass weight, light solidus, 3.81 gm, with weight symbol atop. Very rare and apparently unpublished. $500 |
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548. Byzantium, c. 450 - 600 AD. A six oz. (169.11gm) iridescent glass disc. Bought in Israel from R. Deutsch in 1972. Lot #68 in Malter’s Linville sale of glass weights. An extraordinary piece of ancient glass rich in green, silver and blue and quite iridescent. D: 8 cm. $2500 |
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549. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th cent. AD. A round 20 dirhem weight with bird’s eye punch marks on top and bottom, but biconical surfaces are unmarked. An unpublished type. D: 25 mm. $175 |
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550. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, glass dinar or 30 qirat weight, c. 8th century AD. A very sharp six pointed star on one side of this very dark green glass weight. Ex Malter Auction May 4, 1980. Weighs 5.99 gm. A superb example. See Balog, Glass Weights and Vessel Stamps, No. 209. $450 |
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551. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. A brass dinar weight, 4.92 gm with same design. $1000 |
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552. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. A round lead commercial weight, 27.43 gm. c. with same design. This only example in lead with six pointed “Star of David” we have seen. $350 |
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553. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. Lot of two bronze double barrel uqiya commercial weights. Ex Linville Collection, #53. VF, one uncleaned. $150/2 |
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554. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. A bronze double barrel uqiya and third uqiya commercial weights both notched on edges. $175/2 |
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555. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. A “set” of four graduated bi-conical bronze weights with concentric circles inscribed on tops and bottoms of each. $100/4 |
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556. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. A lot of five varieties of round uqiya and uqiya fractional weights. $150/5 |
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557. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. A lot of five varieties of round uqiya and uqiya fractional weights. $150/5 |
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558. Islamic, Egypt, Umayyads, c. 8th century AD. A nice group of graduated double barrel bronze weights with as many as 24 round plane surface areas on the larger examples. Eight pieces in all with varying patinas. $100/8 |
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559. Islamic, Anatolia, Seljuks, c. 12th-13th cent. AD. A small square bronze two Dirhem weight (5.66gm) with two bird’s eye motifs. along with three similar small Seljuk square weights. A nice group and scarce in this condition. $100/4 |
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560. Islamic, Anatolia, Seljuks, c. 12th-13th cent. AD. A similar lot (9 pieces) with one larger square weight. See Kurkman, op. cit. #92. $100/9 |
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561. Islamic, Anatolia, Seljuks, c. 12th-13th cent. AD. A lot of seven square bronze dirhem weights. All resemble dice. Kurkman, #99. $200/7 |
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562. Islamic, Anatolia, Seljuks, c. 12th-13th cent. AD. A lot of eight square and two round bronze dirhem weights. $50/10 |
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563. Islamic Weights attributed in twelve flips by former owner, Frank Linville, whose Islamic weight collection was sold by Malter galleries many years ago. $150/12 |
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564. Ottoman Empire, c. 1800 AD. A round bronze 20 dirhem weight with many markings. D: 25mm. Plus two small barrel shaped bronze weights with Ottoman markings. $100/3 |
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565. Ottoman Empire, c. 1800 AD. A lot of two; an ounce weight with additional lead soldered on to reach 32.03 gm. along with a partially hollowed out round bronze 20 dirhem weight awaiting the application of a silver toughra inlay in the hollowed out section. $200/2 |
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566. Islamic, Egypt, Mamluk, c. 1000 AD. A commercial glass bottle weight, green glass. With inscription on one side. BMC 356. $100 |
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567. Bulk lot of twelve bronze Byzantine and Islamic small coin scale weights. Almost all are readable and collectable. $325/12 |
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568. Bulk lot of over 35 small bronze weights, mostly Islamic. $275/lot |
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569. Roman Egypt, Gnostics, c. 400 AD. A imortnt quae wigh wih grid system filled with puzzle letters. Sharp and needs more research. Along with an Islamic green glass bottle weight, c. 1000 AD. $450 |
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570. Balance of the small ancient weights including an elliptical bronze Egyptian weight, a small bronze nomismata inscribed weight, four small barrel weights of mixed sources and a round dinar weight . Plus fifty additional square and round Roman, Byzantine and Islamic weights in need of research. $450/56 |
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Medieval Weights |
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571. York, England, c. 500 - 1000 AD. A conically shaped lead loom weight, holed for suspension. Very similar to lots 29-31 above from Ancient Judaea. This piece is 3 cm high. Accompanied by two similar conical lead pieces also found in York but without suspension holes. $100/3 |
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572. York, England, c. 500 - 1000 AD. A bronze disc, 30 mm in diameter, with a high relief Devil-like feline face. The piece reputedly was found in a demolition of a home in Peter’s Gate, York. This cast bronze shows considerable circulation. And from the same metal detector’s collection a square bronze with notched sides that might have been a weight. Weighs 20.21 gm. $200/2 |
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573. York, England, Anglo-Saxon Period, 8th – 9th Century. A flat round 25 mm bronze weight, which was the top weight in a set of nested weights. This piece shows concentric circle designs on both sides. We have had, from time to time, partial and complete sets of nested weights, which have come from English Anglo-Saxon sites that had such discs. $125 |
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Apothecary Weights |
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574. England, 19th century set of six pieces from 1/2 pennyweight to five DWTS in 6 rounded square bronzes. Made by Avery; with six additional earlier apothecary dram weights plus one round one. $50/12 |
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575. England, c. 1890, a five piece set each with a central crown from one scruple to two drams. All with mint bloom. $75/5 |
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576. England, c. 1790-1890, a lot of eight different weights including a large 30 mm round example and a 20 mm rectangular weight and a half penny weight. $75/8 |
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Modern Weights in Sets & Singles |
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Nested Weights |
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577. Austria, c. 1800, a brass set of half a kilogram of nested weights with at least one replacement weight. Mark on top: 0.5kg. The patina is even on all the weights as well as the master cup indicating that they were all used for some time together. See Houben, 5000 Years of Weights, p. 65. H: 4 cm. $22 |
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578. Austria, c. 1872, a brass set of nested weights totaling sixteen ounces. Stamped on top of master cup:16, S. A small bronze plug sits atop stack of brass cup weights. H: 38 mm. See Houben, 2000 Years of Nested Weights, p.35 top, Nice! $350 |
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579. France, c. 1800, a complete set of brass nested weights marked 500 grammes, atop, with all brass cups marked on rims and backs. The master cup is marked 200 grammes,, leaving 300 grammes to be divided amongst the ten nested weights. H: 36 mm. Excellent workmanship on this set. There is a “one arm bar’ atop the master cup. Houben, op. cit., fig. 59. $900 |
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580. France, c. before 1800, a small Nurnberg type of nested weight master cup with fleur de lis hall mark and an 8 on top of lid. There are no nested cups within. Instead there is one 30 mm disc with five concentric circles giving the illusion of five cups. This disc was most likely fashioned by an Akan goldsmith who had the master cup and created his own “nested set.” This cup was found with a large hoard of European weights mixed with Akan Tribal brass gold weights (a Dja.). H: 18mm. $450 |
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581. Germany, c. 1875, set of nested cup weights, with only five nested weights plus the cup H: 4 cm. Cruder work. $200 |
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582. England, c. 1875 a choice set of nested brass weights marked in troy ounces, and complete in eight cups plus the plug. The top of the master cup has a pseudo three-arm bar orientation. See Houben, p.35, bottom left. $975 |
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583. Russia, c. 1850 a domed master cup without the weights. This is a lovely patinated bronze weight box. Houben, p. 31. H: 5 cm. $450 |
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584. Nuremberg Style Nested Weights, a heavily polished brass set of three pounds total weight. H: 11 cm with handle up. $200 |
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British Stacked Weights |
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585. England, c. 1875, a single stack weight marked 1 POUND BRONZE. Any combination of English copper coins, which equaled that weight, had the value of one pound. Some minor surface scratches. $75 |
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586. England, 1826, a rare bronze set of stacked weights with London grocer’s hallmarks, dated 1826. There are eight stacked weights and each one is hall-marked with the larger weights having more marks than the smaller. Provenance; Delayhaye, London. A complete and very rare set of weights. $1000 |
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587. India, Raj Period, a set of eight brass stacked rupee weights. Each weight is marked for the number of rupees it equated; the smallest was for one rupee, the largest 100 rupees. Similar sets arranged for the pound sterling are known from Victorian England. This is the first we’ve seen for India. A very nice clean set. $500 |
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European Bell Weights |
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588. England, Victorian Period, a nice mixed set of seven “bell-shaped” weights from seven pounds down to a half ounce example. Each weight has an opening at the top. See Houben, 5000 Years of Weights, p.36, 16/20. $500/7 |
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589. England, Victorian Period, a set of seven copper-nickel handleless bell-shaped weights with two examples of the seven pounder down to the 4 ox. Nice and rare. $500/7 |
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590. Poland, c. 1900 –1930 AD. A set of six white earthenware weights from 1/2 dag up to 20 dag, each marked on the knob. Adjustments could be made on the bottom of each weight. See Houben, op. cit. P. 27. Complete and choice. $175/6 |
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Modern Weights in Wooden Blocks |
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591. A set of 11 brass weights from 1/8 oz to 4 lbs, with New Jersey sealer's mark. All in recessed wooden block. H: 3.5" x 5" x 10". One small weight missing. $150 |
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592. Complete set of knobbed weights, Germany, 19th century. From 1kg to small fractional, 24 weights, all housed in lidded and clasping mahogany wood box. Tweezers also included. S: 10" x 5" x 4". Choice and rare. $250 |
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593. Boxed weights, a set of German gram weights in a hasp-lock box. 13 x 4 x5.5 cm. $50 |
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Miscellaneous Asiatic Weights |
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594. Afghanistan, ca. 19th century. An unusual set of commercial brass weights built upon a loose base, followed by a four or five step pyramids connected with a ring hoop through which one or more brass hoops are inserted. They range from two ounces up to a pound or more. Houben doesn’t describe them. They seem to have appeared on the market only recently. A set of six. pieces. $150/6 |
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595. Afghanistan, ca. 19th century. A lot of 2 weights similar to the above lot, but with different shaped bodies. H: 7cm & 5 1/2cm. $75/2 |
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596. Afghanistan, dated in Arabic 1930, two large kilogram iron weights. $200/2 |
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597. Afghanistan, early 20th century. A lot of 3 iron weights, similar in shape to the previous lot. Weights c.8oz, 3.87oz & 2.64oz. $150/3 |
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598. Burma, prior to the16th century. A bird weight, evenly worn with stone.(pegmatite core). Gear on p. 49, plate 8 depicts this type of weight with the note that the technique of covering stone with bronze was employed in Thailand around 14 A. D. Around the dense round base are impressions of an early script. A bird called a “hentha” sits in roosting posture. It has a very thick tail. The hentha became the most frequently used animal on this long series of so-called “opium weights.” Similar to lot 7 in Malter Auction of Nov. 24, 2002. This example is better preserved. See Donald and Joan Gear, Earth to Heaven, plate 8. H: 3". See also See also Houben, op. cit. p. 47. And see especially Sylvia Fraser-Lu’s article, “Burmese ‘Opium’ Weights,” an article in ARTS OF ASIA, Jan-Feb. 1982 edition, pp.73-81, especially p. 73 for a very similar piece. Extremely rare and desirable. Winning bidder will receive the Arts of Asia edition with the Fraser-Lu article. $2000 |
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599. Burma, Opium Weights, a nice graduated set of nine bronze hentha (chicken shaped) weights reputedly used to weight opium in Burma and Thailand. These are set on a board. See Gear, EARTH TO HEAVEN, pl. 21 for similar weights. $100/9 |
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600, Burma, c.1796-1802, Period “C” hentha “opium weights,” a short set of five pieces with round bases and single head knobs. See D. And J. Gear, op. cit. plate 53. $100/5 |
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601. Burma, c.1796-1802, Period “C” hentha “opium weights,” a group of henthas, similar to the previous lot, with single to three head knobs. See Gear, op. cit. $100/5 |
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602. Burma, a looped hentha (for use as a steelyard weight) of a hentha. H: 9 cm. A good example of a “larger” opium weight. $175 |
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603. Burma, c. 1796. A small elephant opium weight and the tiniest made in the series. H: 12 mm. $75 |
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West African Akan Weights |
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Geometric Weights |
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604. West Africa, Baule Tribe from Cote d’Ivoire, prior to 1700. A circular (pourouo) weight with copper inlays and surface etching on both sides with ratchet-like edges. D: 8.2cm. G. Niangoran-Bouah, The Akan World of Weights in 3 volumes, Abstract Weights, p.104.1. Rare and VF. $150
Large round serrated brass weight with copper inlaid points interspersed amongst finely engraved designs. See also NB p. 101. D: 3.5" This large weight is rare! De Rochesnard describes such serrated round weights as solar." |
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605. West Africa, Baule Tribe from Cote d’Ivoire, prior to 1700. A circular (pourouo) weight with copper inlays and surface etching. Ratchet-like edges. This piece with added circles of metal to adjust weight. Nice VF. D: 9cm. G. Niangoran-Bouah, The Akan World of Weights in 3 volumes, Abstract Weights, p.104.1. $150 |
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606. West Africa, Baule Tribe from Cote d’Ivoire, prior to 1700. A lot of three more circular (pourouo) weights, 2 with copper inlays and each with the ratchet-like edges. Diameters 73mm, 80mm, & 90mm. G. Niangoran-Bouah, The Akan World of Weights in 3 volumes, Abstract Weights, p.104.1. $300/3 |
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607. Baule Tribe, c. 1700. A group of three thick geometrical square and rectangular weights. Each weight has distinctive markings. $75/3 |
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608. Baule Tribe, c. 1700. A rectangular brass weight with two crude swastika designs on one side and a script on the other. 4.5 x 3 x .08 cm. Fine. $50 |
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609. European origin bronze and copper fragments from an Ashanti Tribe hoard or Dja from which these pieces and lot 70 above were derived. This lot includes small buckles, pendants and a camel, all with a green patina. $100/lot |
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610. Ashanti gold weights, c. 1800, each different and all in a copper “gold dust” box. H: 13”. A very nice group. $300/lot |
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611. Ashanti Tribe, c. 1800. A copper spoon designed for use with gold dust. L: 11 cm. A nicely embossed tool, along with a very scarce miniature (3.8 cm. pan) equal arm copper balance used to weight gold dust—two essential tools. $185/2 |
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612. Ashanti Tribe, c. 1850. A lot of two coiled serpents, one with additional wire round its head for weight adjustment. L: 4 cm. Nice! $225/2 |
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613. Kumasi Tribe, c. 1850. A brass turtle used as a gold weight. Traces of the “box” design is evident on this large specimen. L: 6 cm. $125 |
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614. Ashanti Tribe, c. 1875. A small figure of a hunter. He smokes his long pipe, holding his rifle over his shoulder and his quarry, hanging on his arm. Legs clipped for weight adjustment. W: 19.04 gm. A lovely miniature African sculpture. $150 |
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615. Ashanti Tribe, c. 1890. A fine small figure of a standing man wearing briefs and holding gold panning tray. H: 3.8 cm. A very nice casting. $100 |
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616. Ashanti Tribe, c. 1890. A finely cast small figure of a farmer pruning a small tree. H: 4 cm. $65 |
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617. Ashanti Tribe, a lot of two late 19th century brass castings of natives. H: 30-40 mm. Nice workmanship. $125/2 |
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618. Ashanti Tribe, an early 20th century lot of three weights featuring birds. One is atop its prey, another is just roosting, and the third has a snake head biting the bird’s breast. Most of the snake is missing. Three delightful castings. L: 35 mm. $300/3 |
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619. Ashanti Tribe, an early 20th century lot of three weights featuring birds. One is bound with a cord and the other two depict pairs of birds on steps. L: 30-45 mm. $175/3 |
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620. Ashanti Tribe, a mixed lot of interesting weights including a human face-mask, a mudfish and a seed pendant. The latter piece is quite old. L: 4-6 cm. $235/3 |
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621. Ashanti Tribe, early 20th century. A rare bronze casting of an actual insect, probably a cricket, used as a gold weight. L: 22 mm. $75 |
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622. Ashanti tribe, another direct casting of a grasshopper. This one is affixed to a finger ring that is most wearable and guaranteed to be a conversation starter. Ring size 11. Nice! $350 |
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623. Ashanti Tribe, early 20th century. A larger figure of a drummer playing two drums with drumsticks. H: 5.5 cm. A rather coarse job of casting. $150 |
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624. Ashanti Tribe, 19th century. A nicely patinated simplified coiled serpent. 33 x 29mm. A very pleasing example. $75 |
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625. Ashanti Tribe, mid 20th century. An interesting brass weight in the form of a ring with a decorated shank. An airplane with propeller sits atop a large round bezel with a twisted rope border. Quite an interesting piece and the airplane type is one that was in use during the 1940’s or 1950’s. H: 40mm, W: 42mm. $300 |
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626. Ashanti Tribe, 19th to early 20th century. A lot of 3 brass weights, the 2 earlier examples of small birds and the third a bird standing on, or being attacked by, a coiled serpent. The various heights are 17mm, 22mm, & 60mm. $125/3 |
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Coin Weights |
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627. England, Henry VI, 1422 - 1453. A pentagon shaped bronze weight with bust of King Henry VI to left. / Blank. Dark patina. Not in Withers. $150 |
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628. England, James I, 1604 - 1612. A brass weight for a half guinea, Bust of king to right. XI / S below crown. W: 5.00 gm. Withers No. 811. Nice VF. $75 |
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629. England, James I, 1604 - 1612. A brass weight for a half guinea, Bust of king to right. XI / S below crown. W: 5.00 gm. Withers No. 819. Nice VF. $75 |
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630. England, William III, 1694 - 1701. A brass weight for a guinea. Bust of king to r. / Crown over 1 GVINEA W. W: 8.33 gm. Withers No. 1202. Nice VF. $75 |
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631. England, Queen Anne, 1702 - 1714. A brass half guinea weight. Bust of Anne to left. Crown over 1/2 GVINEA W. W: 4.07 gm. Withers No. 1405. VF. $75 |
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632. England, George II, 1727 – 1760. A brass weight for a guinea. Bust of king to l. / Crown over 1 GVINEA W. W: 8.30 gm. Withers No. 1416. EF. $75 |
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633. England, George III, 1760 – 1820. A brass half guinea weight. Laureate head of king to r. / 2.6 over HALF SOVEREIGN. W: 4.11 gm. Withers No.1893GA. EF. $75 |
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634. England, George III, 1760 – 1820. A lot of two brass weights dated 1726. One a half guinea weight, 4.00 gm. Withers No. 1996 with ewer c/m. The second a uniface guinea weight, 8.28 gm, Withers 2070. Both extremely fine. $50/2 |
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635. Portugal, Joannes VI, 1741. A brass weight. Laureate bust to r. with full legend and date. Rev. THREE / POUND / TWELVE , in crowned cartouche. Edge plain. W:28.47 gm. Withers No. 1526. About VF. $50 |
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636. Portugal, Joannes VI, 1741. A brass weight with the same legend on both sides: THIRTY / SIX / SHILLINGS within cartouche topped by gargoyle. W: 14.18 gm. Withers no. 1614. Along with a one “Joe” weight with S above 36, 9.5 on both sides, W: 14.28 gm. Both VF. $75/2 |
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637. Italy, Genoa, 1521 - 1797. A lot of two brass uniface weights issued by the Bi-annual Doges of Genoa for 1/2 and one Genoa. W: 6.25 gm. and 12.40 gm. See Dieu- donne, pl. 1,3, #15. Both nice VF. $50/2 |
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638. Italy, Vatican City, Pope Innocent XI, 1676 - 1689. A brass weight for four pistoles. Arms in sunken circle, INNOC.XI.P.M. above / DOBLON / D’ITALIA with two small hall-marks in field. W: 12.93 gm. Dieudonne XII, 17var. Llopis, #97.VF. $75 |
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639. Balance of coin weights; a large brass uniface weight, 26.93 gm, for a Spanish doppia, a square brass Spanish weight hall-marked on back with crowned C and a TS monogram, W: 13.58 gm, Dieu. X, 3; and a square French brass weight marked NEUE 1 S Ls. D’OR. All three are VF and better. The square weights were used in the 16th-18th centuries and can be “useful” in filling those blank spaces in the coin scales. $100+ |
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