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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).

Provenance

Acquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late S.M., thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009, table 4.

CONDITION
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LOT 0808

Byzantine Silver Inlaid Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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