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LOT 0808
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (53 grams, 29 mm).
Square in form with 'NIB' within wreath to one face, IB meaning the number twelve. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, H., Die Welt Von Byzanz-Europas Ostliches Erbe, Germany, 2004, p.361, for a very similar example and discussion.
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Fine condition.
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