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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]

Provenance

Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0739

Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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