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LOT 3545
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 36 Grammata or Nomismata(?). Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Engraved cross between A(or Λ) S, N below; all within double wreath / Blank. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. Condition as seen.(38.15gr, 30mm x 7mm.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
Footnotes
The nearest weight standard according to the inscription would be that of 36 Nomismata (inscription as N ΛS), but according to the weight, 36 Grammata or Scrupuli (inscription as ΛS).
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LOT 3545
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 36 Grammata or Nomismata(?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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