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LOT 4168
Byzantine Spherical Commercial Bronze Weight of 1 Uncia. Circa 5th-7th Century AD.
ɄA (A inverted) / Blank. Bendall, Byzantine Weights 23 (A not inverted). Condition as seen.(26.46gr, 20mm x 14mm.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4168
Byzantine Spherical Commercial Bronze Weight of 1 Uncia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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