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LOT 0971
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (36.4 grams total, 7-14 mm).
Mixed group of square trade weights with punched and incised detailing. [12, 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.
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