July 15, 2026
This highly significant economic artifact features a robust, double-truncated spheroid or barrel-shaped architecture with flat circular display faces.
July 15, 2026
(IAA 2001-843 / Stamped bronze uncia weights from regional administrative sites). The opposite face features precision lathe-turned concentric grooves and central ring-dot verification details. Condition & Authenticity Condition: Excellent archaeological condition.
July 15, 2026
Weighing exactly33.37 grams, this heavy bronze piece features a robust cylindrical body that tapers upward into a thick, integral triangular suspension loop. The loop is cleanly pierced through the center, allowing it to be hung from the sliding hook of a Roman steelyard balance (statera ).
July 15, 2026
Form: Truncated Spheroidal Polyhedral Block with Faceted Body. The Polyhedral Architecture: The weight is engineered as a modified biconical or truncated spheroidal block, featuring flattened upper and lower poles connected by a multi-faceted equatorial body.
July 15, 2026
Ancient Roman Bronze "Evil Eye" Disk Weight – Circa 200 AD – 19.81 Grams. A highly collectible and beautifully preserved ancient Roman solid bronze disk weight dating to around 200 AD. Occult Talisman: The ring-and-dot symbol was a powerful apotropaic device widely used throughout the Roman world to represent the protective eye.
July 15, 2026
Date: Circa 1st–3rd Century AD (Circa 200 AD). Culture: Roman Imperial. At14.79 grams, this piece corresponds directly to the Roman weight system, aligning as a fractional unit of the Romanuncia (ounce) or a specific local trade standard used within the Empire's vast market network.
July 15, 2026
Form: Barrel-Shaped / Truncated Biconical Body. Weighing exactly29.39 grams, this substantial piece features a highly tactile, heavy barrel-shaped or truncated biconical architecture, with two flat, circular weighing faces flanking a distinctly raised, ridged central shoulder.
July 15, 2026
The British Museum, London : Accession No. 1856,0627.164 (Roman bronze phallic and fertility amulets). Object: Fertility Amulet / Tintinnabulum Component. Historical and Social Context This 15mm bronze amulet features a bulbous, anatomical form ubiquitous across the Roman frontier.
July 6, 2026
Ancient Judaean / Levantine Bronze Square Weight – Circa 8th–6th Century BC (Iron Age II) – Official 4 Shekel Market Standard / 45.85 Grams. Culture: Judaean / West Semitic (Levantine) Date: Iron Age II (Circa 8th–6th Century BC) Material: Solid Bronze (Copper Alloy) Type: Official Marketplace Balance Weight / High-Value Trade Standard Design: Heavy, Thick Cuboid / Truncated Square Block Profile with Deeply Bevelled Corners and Smoothly Contoured Trading Surfaces Weight: 45.85 grams.
July 6, 2026
This complex polygonal shape was mathematically designed to provide stable balance positioning and prevent the small coin-weight from rolling off a money changer's desk. Culture: Late Roman / Early Byzantine Empire.
July 6, 2026
The British Museum, London : Accession No. 1856,0627.164 (Roman bronze phallic and fertility amulets). Object: Fertility Amulet / Tintinnabulum Component. Historical and Social Context This 15mm bronze amulet features a bulbous, anatomical form ubiquitous across the Roman frontier.
July 6, 2026
(To prevent fraud, state and municipal market inspectors authorized highly specific, multi-faceted bronze barrel weights. IAA 1999-412 / Stamped polygonal barrel weights from regional administrative centers).
