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LOT 4197
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.(80gr, 32mm x 10mm.).
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland, 1990s.
European private collection, acquired in 2001.
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LOT 4197
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae.
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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