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LOT 0739
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (227 grams total, 14-26 mm).
Mixed group of barrel-shaped weights pellets and other markings. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of barrel-shaped and biconvex weights with punched pellet markings. 122 grams total, 15-20 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
