A TWO SHEKELS OF HAMATH BRONZE MONKEY WEIGHT - 8th century BCE. Inscribed on the back in Phoenician ”II Shekels of Hamath”. With very nice shining black patina. In very good condition and very rare. 31.1 mm high. 27.2 gr. Published by: R. Deutsch and A. Millard, ”Ten Unpublished West Semitic Bronze Weights”, INJ 18, 2014, pp. 15-26 Fig. 1 (p. 18). Ex S.M. collection, Herzliya Pituah. Estimate: $ 14,000 – 15,000