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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 300 CHF
Hammer Price:  260 CHF
Lot 323

BYZANTINE WEIGHTS, Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean Area. Circa 5th-7th century. Weight of 5-nomismata (Brass inlaid with silver, 19x19x4 mm, 20.95 g), a thick, square coin-weight with plain edges (as MAH B1), nomisma of 4.19 g. Six-pointed star above Ν Ε, all inlaid in silver. Rev. Plain. Cf. MAH 192 (a 6-nomismata weight with a star), and Kürkman 50 (a 1-ounkion square weight with supposedly a Christogram at its center, though this seems a misreading). A clear piece, and most unusual with the star in place of a cross. Rather rough surfaces with a dark, golden-brown toning. Very fine.


From the Eparch Collection.

The star above the weight letters on this piece is apparently quite uncommon: normally there is either a Latin or a Greek cross. This star could be a version of the Constantinian chi-rho monogram, but it might also be a more neutral, non-religious symbol.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 09:43:55 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:260 CHF

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