Details
LOT 4170
Byzantine Square Coin or Commercial Bronze Weight of 1 Nomisma. 4th-5th century AD.
Nimbate and draped imperial bust facing, (face inlaid in silver) / Blank. Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 16, lot 4077. Condition as seen. Very rare weight depicting an imperial bust.5/8 in. (4.15gr, 14mm.).
Provenance
Acquired in 1992.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 4170
Byzantine Square Coin or Commercial Bronze Weight of 1 Nomisma.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
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