157, Lot: 386. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hellenistic PB weight. Circa 1st century BC-AD. Square 1 Uncia (30mm, 26.37 g). A within raised border / Fragmentary Greek inscription- [...]OPA[...]/[..]ETP[...]. Cf. Münz Zentrum XXXVII, 4103. Fine, brown and gray patina.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection; ex Malter XXXIX (2 April 1989), lot 20.These Hellenistic weights are often marked with the name of the magistrate responsible for regulating the use of mercantile weights. In this case the reverse mold for a larger weight was used, meaning that the full inscription is not visible.