Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 8  –  29 - 30 June 2019

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 8

Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Modern coins

Part 1: Sa, 29.06.2019, from 3:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Su, 30.06.2019, from 3:00 PM CEST
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Description

WEIGHTS, Roman. Weight (Bronze, 29 mm, 37.79 g), circa 1st-4th centuries AD (?). Cast bronze in the form of a cockle shell. Cf. Pera 36-39 (in lead), especially the note on 36. Leu Web Auction 7 (2019), 1829. Roma E-Auction 28 (2016), 301 (as Roman Republican 'Cast Aes Signatum'). Very fine.

Cast bronzes in the form of cockle shells such as this one were traditionally attributed to the early Roman Republican time, but they have been variously found in Italy, Asia Minor and the Levant, which strongly indicates that they in fact date to the Roman Imperial (or Late Hellenistic?) time. As these shells vary greatly in weight and do not correspond to a known weight standard, it is unclear for what purpose they were made.

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Starting price 50 CHF
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