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LOT 0987

Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection

CIRCA 6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 5/8 in. (32 grams total, 9-17 mm).

Mixed group of square trade weights with punched-point and impressed detailing. [11, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

See Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009.

CONDITION

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LOT 0987

Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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