Auction 64
Coins, Weights, Seals, Jewelry, Oil Lamps, Glass, Antiquities
By Archaeological Center Ltd
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Apr 4, 2018
Dan hotel, Hayarkon 99, Tel Aviv, Israel
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LOT 169:
A PHOENICIAN BRONZE ASTRAGALOS WEIGHT
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Sold for: $5,000
Start price:
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4,500
Estimated price :
$5,500 - $6,000
Buyer's Premium: 18%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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A PHOENICIAN BRONZE ASTRAGALOS WEIGHT
1st century BCE. 115 gr., 50.4 mm. With a suspension loop. On top, Phoenician inscription לצר "Belonging to the city of Tyre". On side, dated: KΘ שת = "Year 29", 98/7 BCE (era of Tyre), value marked A (one mina). Rectangle countermarks on top and bottom depicting a club (emblem of Tyre). With nice green patina. In very good condition and very rare. For a close parallel see: Münz Zentrum Köln, Auktion XLIX, 23 Nov. 1983, lot 5072; Hendin 230. Ex S.M. collection, Herzliya Pituah. (Non exportable)
Estimate: $ 5,000 – 6,000
