Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Group

6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 - 1 3/8 in. (128 grams total, 25-33 mm).

Comprising four weights: one octagonal with remains of an inlaid cross and lettering to one side; a smaller octagonal weight; a round weight with recessed faces, an annulet to one side and a possible letter to the other; a circular weight with one recessed side, boss to the centre and incised symbols on the field. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a 1990s English collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0758