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11:00 AM PT - Nov 23rd, 2003

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Michael Malter

, CA

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1	EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A bronze weight, 'beqa', in the form of a standing figure of a ram (Khnum) with a nice...	200 - 300
2	EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A bronze weight in the ' beqa' standard in the form of a scallop shell. W: 25 mm., 16.77 gm...	100 - 150
3	EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A bronze 'necef' weight in the in the form of a resting bird, its beak pointing upward...	400 - 500
4	EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A limestone "Daric" weig ht in the form of a reclining duck with its head on its back...	200 - 300
5	EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A limestone "quarter-Dar ic" weight in the form of a reclining duck with its head on its...	100 - 150
6	EGYPT, pre 1000 BC. An elliptical stone "q edet" weight. L: 1"; 1216 gm. Similar to the shekel weight...	200 - 300
7	EGYPT, pre 1000 BC. A lot of three geometr ical (conical, domed and cup-cake.) hematite "qedet" weights. See...	200 - 300
8	BABYLONIA before 1000 BC. A fine hematite BABYLONIA before 1000 BC. A fine hematite "Daric" weight of...	650 - 750
9	PHOENICIA, before 600 BC. A lot of six geo metric "Aeginetan" hematite weights ranging in weight from 3.62 to...	400 - 475
10	PHOENICIA, before 700 BC. A dome-shaped l imestone weight with a crude inscription that resembles...	400 - 500
11	PHOENICIA, before 700 BC. A dome-shaped l imestone weight with a crude inscription that resembles...	350 - 450
12	JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped four-shekel weight...	400 - 500
13	JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped eight-shekel...	400 - 500
14	JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped "pim" weight of...	150 - 175
15	JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A broken limesto JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A broken limestone dome-shaped...	50 - 75
16	JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped 8 "gerah" weight...	450 - 550
17	JUDAEA ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-s haped 8 "gerah" weight of 4.40 gm partly inscribed with one line...	150 - 200
18	JUDAEA ca. 800-700 BC. A lot of four weig hts, one a very large multi-shekel limestone eight and three...	550 - 650
19	JUDAEA c.200 BC. A lead loom weight, tear drop shape with hole near top for suspension. Acquired by this...	100 - 150
20	SYRIA. Before 1000 BC. A small bronze we SYRIA. Before 1000 BC. A small bronze weight in the form of a land...	250 - 350
21	HITTITES, c.1500 BC. A bas relief amuleti c style casting of a reclining Bes or some other dwarf lying on a...	200 - 300
22	GREECE, c.550 BC. A round bronze cast st GREECE, c.550 BC. A round bronze cast stater weight with head of a...	150 - 200
23	GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin we GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin weight, conically shaped...	400 - 500
24	GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin we GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin weight, conically shaped...	300 - 400
25	GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin we GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin weight, conically shaped...	75 - 100
26	GREECE, c. 300 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square quarter libra lead weight. The weight has the Phoenician...	300 - 400
27	GREECE, c. 150 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square lead uncia weight with an Alpha (A) on one side and a chi...	100 - 150
28	GREECE, c. 150 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square lead half uncia weight with a Greek inscription on both...	100 - 150
29	GREECE, c. 150 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square lead fourteen drachmae weight with a Greek inscription on...	200 - 250
30	ANCIENT ROME, c. 100-300 A. D. a square l ead looped weight marked IB on one side, the other blank. The...	100 - 150
31	ROME, c. 100-300 AD. A square lead four u ncia weight with a club of Hercules on one side. Ex Joel L. Malter...	100 - 125
32	ROME, c. 100-300 AD. A hexagonal lead wei ght with inscription which needs further research. D: 6 cm.	100 - 150
33	ROME, c. 100-300 AD. A lot of two heavy s quare weights, one with nice detail. W: 3.8-4.2 cm.	100 - 150
34	EGYPT, THE GNOSTICS, c.300-400 AD. An ins cribed grid with some preconceived magic formulae on one side; the...	350 - 450
35	ROME, c. 200 AD. A steelyard bell shaped weight with an unusual hallmark stamped on it. The bottom of the...	900 - 1,000
36	ROME, c. early first to fourth centuries AD. A lot of four looped steelyard scale weights varying in...	200 - 300
37	ROME, c. early fourth century AD. A rare weight in molded glass for an uncia (32.21 gm), It features a...	1,200 - 1,500
38	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A hemispheric c ommercial domed weight of 3.81 grams, perhaps a sextula. There is...	350 - 450
39	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A spherical com mercial weight with both poles flattened; one pole was inlaid in...	200 - 250
40	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A round bronze two ounce weight with a cross over 'G B' with traces of silver...	75 - 100
41	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A large square bronze commercial weight for six ounces inlaid in silver with a...	350 - 450
42	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A smaller one o unce (26.40 gm) square inscribed commercial weight with ounce...	75 - 100
43	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. a similar one o unce (25.37gm) square silver inscribed commercial weight with...	100 - 200
44	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. a similar but m ore common one ounce (26.17 gm) square commercial weight with the...	50 - 75
45	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-750 AD. A square bronze uncia weight of 26.57 gm with only a large A with inverted cross...	75 - 100
46	BYZANTIUM, c. 600-750 AD. A square bronze uncia weight of 26.66 gm with only a large "N" on one side. Ex...	150 - 200
47	BYZANTIUM, a lot of two bronze weights, o ne is a square 21.64 gm blank weight; the other an interesting...	200 - 250
48	ISLAMIC, Umayyad, c. 7th-9th cent. AD. A "double keg" two 'uqiya' weight with adjustment marks on top and...	75 - 100
49	BYZANTINE-ISLAMIC, c. 7th-12th cent. AD. A two 'uqiya' (59.51gm), fourteen sided bronze weight with each...	125 - 175
50	BYZANTINE-ISLAMIC, c. 7th-12th cent. AD. A one 'uqiya' (29.15), fourteen sided bronze weight with each...	100 - 150

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