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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 300 CHF
Hammer Price:  2200 CHF
Lot 316

ROMAN WEIGHTS. Circa 4th-5th century. Solidus weight (?) or dedicatory placquette (Bronze, inlaid with silver, 15x14x2 mm, 4.02 g), square, with a flat top and bottom, and a plain edge (as MAH B1). SECV / NDI, inlaid in silver. Rev. VL, inlaid in silver. Bendall 170. MAH 413. A fascinating epigraphic curiosity. Rough green and red patina with some corrosion. Good very fine.

From the Eparch Collection, ex Simmons & Simmons MB 57, 8 December 2011, 505.

Whether this is actually a weight or dedicatory plaque (see Bendall p. 56) is debatable. If it were a solidus weight it is certainly rather light (and the two cited above are 3.32 and 4.10 respectively).

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 26 Apr 2024, 17:13:46 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2200 CHF

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