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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 300 CHF
Hammer Price:  240 CHF
Lot 320

BYZANTINE WEIGHTS, Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean Area. Circa 5th-6th century. Weight of 18-nomismata (Brass inlaid with silver, 34x34x7 mm, 78.82 g), a thick, square coin-weight with plain edges (as MAH B1), nomisma of 4.37 g. Within a laurel wreath tied at the bottom and closed with a circle at the top, ΝΙΗ below a Latin cross; at each corner, angle; all design elements inlaid with silver. Rev. Plain. Bendall 88 (surely made in the same workshop). Cf. MAH 52. Somewhat scraped and with a variegated green patina. Very fine.


From the Eparch Collection.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 26 Apr 2024, 06:30:44 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:240 CHF

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