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LOT 0211
Byzantine Bronze Weight Collection
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (326 grams total, 12-21 mm).
Mixed group of trade weights including cuboid, polyhedral and other types; one cuboid resembling a die with four faces bearing four spots and two faces bearing two spots. [14]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
European private collection.
See Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009, for discussion.
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Large Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Glove Ring with Swan
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With facetted shoulders and octagonal bezel, central swan motif surrounded by enigmatic Greek text 'IOHMOK HΠ[.]IKO'. 12.22 grams, 25.54 mm overall, 21.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 25)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
Circa 6th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mixed group of discoid and oblate trade weights with low-relief detailing. 39 grams total, 9-19 mm
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
