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LOT 4198
Byzantine Octagonal AE Commercial Weight of 3(?) Unciae. Circa 5th-6th century AD.
Engraved in outline façade of church with three sections each surmounted by cross and containing Λ-N-O; Γ Γ flanking; all within double border / Blank. Pondera Online -; Bendall -. Condition as seen. Uniface octagonal commercial weight with plain edges.(90gr, 45mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4198
Byzantine Octagonal AE Commercial Weight of 3(?) Unciae.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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