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LOT 0808
Byzantine Silver Inlaid Weight
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (80 grams, 37 mm).
A bronze square tabular weight with silver inlay; inscribed arch with rosettes above the corners, spiral columns and pointillé detailing; silver-inlaid cross flaked by 'Γ Γ' for a quadrans (3 oz).
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late S.M., thence by descent.
Cf. Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009, table 4.
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