WEIGHTS, SCALES, & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Ireland, George II, 1737, a round brass weight for a moidor; 6 dwt 22 gr. Harp/Shield. (10.68 gm) Withers 2715. About VF.    $45

France, Aquitaine, c. 1450, a hexagonal copper uniface weight (3.26gm) for a salut d'or, with a portrait of a crowned bearded king facing left,...

France, Louis XIII, c. 1620 for Louis d'Or (6.47 gm) Cross/Crown over XI d I g. Dieudonne, Manuel des Poids Monetaires, Pl. III, 26/28. F/VF. N...

France, Louis XIII, c. 1620 for Louis d'Or (6.46 gm). Laur. head of king r./Cross. Dieu. Pl. IV, 12. VG    $20

Italy, c. 1780, brass uniface weight for a Spanish doppia (13.48gm). DOPPIA SPAGNA around arms of Spain. Unc.    $40

Italy, Lombardy-Venetia, Franz II of Austria for Milano, 1792-1800, brass weight for gold sovrano, SOVRANO ABOVE RMS, UNIFACE. (11.08 gm).Dieudonne,

Italy, Parma, c. 1785-1797, brass weight for half doppia, (3.56 gm), MEZZA PARMA, arms/blank. Cp. Dieudonne, XV, 4. Superb.    $30

Italy, Sardinia, Vittorio Amadeo III, c. 1780, uniface brass weight for double of Savoy (9.11gm), DOPPIA DE SAVOIA around Crowned eagle. Dieudonne, p

Italy, Vatican, Pope Innocent XIII, c. 1721, Papal arms with eagle./DOBLA/DI/ ITALIA. (6.59 gm). Dieudonne, Manuel des Poids Monetaires, Pl XII, 20.

Russia, before 1800, a bronze dome-shaped master cup missing all weights. Fine patina. A rare item. This shows Byzantine influence. See also Houben,