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LOT 4196
Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of Two Unciae. Circa 5th-7th century AD.
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ B; all within wreath / Blank. Bendall, Byzantine Weights 71. Condition as seen.1 1/4 in. (53.20gr, 31mm.).
Provenance
Acquired in 1993.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 4196
Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of Two Unciae.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 100) ‡+BP*
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