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LOT 0931
Byzantine Glass Weight with Eparches Inscription
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.36 grams, 23 mm).
Discoid weight with low-relief portrait bust, Greek legend.
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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