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LOT 0759
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (122 grams total, 15-20 mm).
Mixed group of barrel-shaped and biconvex weights with punched pellet markings. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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