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LOT 0969
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Set
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (28.99 grams total, 9-15 cm).
Graduated group of polyhedral weights with punched pellet markings to the upper face. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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