Roman Leaded Bronze Steelyard Weight Minerva

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A remarkable leaded bronze steelyard weight in the form of Minerva - Greek Athena - goddess of wisdom, art, commerce, and military victory, depicted

Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. An elegant bronze and lead steelyard weight depicting a goddess, most likely Minerva, shown wearing a peplos with arched attachments at the shoulders. The go

A fantastic Roman bronze steelyard weight in the form of a female head, c. 4th Century AD, with well modeled features, her hair styled in waves to a coiled plait at the nape of her neck. A nice exampl

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A bronze Roman steelyard weight depicting the Roman god Mercury and cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. Dressed in a breast plate with a thi

**Originally Listed At $200** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An elegant bronze Roman steelyard weight depicting the bust of a woman cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. Dra

1st-4th century A.D. Comprising: a pear-shaped bronze weight with collared loop, lead-filled; a bulbous lead weight with iron loop. 945 grams total, 40-69 mm (1 1/2 - 2 3/4 in.). Found near Wetwang, E

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A petite bronze steelyard beam with a trio of suspended hooks on one side and a teardrop-shaped weight on the other. The we

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A weight for use on a steelyard (statera) balance, made of cast bronze around an iron and lead core, in the form of a snarling lion. A hook for suspe

Two circa 1st to 2nd Century bronze Roman steelyard balance (statera) and weights. Counterpoises bust, possibly portraying an emperor, depicted wearing a wreath, suspended from a beam of rectangular c

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze steelyard weight of a bearded head with suspension loop above. 39 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian busi

Late Roman Imperial Period & Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 3rd to 10th century CE. A collection of 96 cast bronze, leaded-bronze, copper, and brass weights for scale measurements and merchant use a

Three Roman Style Steelyard Balances and a Balance Scaleage unknown, all bronze, each steelyard balance with a moveable weight on its arm; the balance scale with two pans suspended from the arms by mo

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A leaded bronze circular medallion cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique depicting a relief portrait of Minerva (Greek Athena), the goddess o

1st-4th century AD. A bronze set of scales with square section bar; suspension hook to the top; two hooks below for weights and weighing pan; sliding weight in the shape of an acorn. 40 grams, 12.5cm

Roman, Late Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A leaded bronze horse head amulet, hollow-cast and featuring a Greek inscription on the back border, with an integral loop for suspension or att

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A handsome leaded bronze signet ring with an incised lion. The shank is comprised of a thin band and the face of the ring is incised with a lion in p

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely example of a strigil created from a single sheet of hammered leaded bronze with a wide, curved blade that tapers to a rounded end. The upper

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A fine pair of leaded-bronze terret rings used as fittings on horse drawn chariots. The terret secured and guided the driver's reins to the horse's b

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A wonderful example of a leaded-bronze handle cast in high relief with the stylized head of a lion. The feline countenance features a protruding snou

Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A lovely leaded bronze ring presenting a thick band and a circular face with the incised image of a crab. The ancient anthropoid displays a triangular

**Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast leaded-bronze statuette depicting Hercules (Greek Herakles, Heracles) standing in quintessential contrapposto po

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to late 2nd century CE. A finely preserved furniture fragment cast from leaded-bronze, perhaps a chair leg or part of a chair back. The piece

Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A finely cast leaded bronze bread stamp of a rectangular form with a face that bears an inscription - IORIOTO / CVRNVTV. Given the neat arrangem

**Originally Listed At $300** Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful pair of leaded bronze feet, one right and one left, formed using the lost wax (cire perdue) process. Both di