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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 500 CHF
Hammer Price:  750 CHF
Lot 334

ROMAN WEIGHTS, Western Mediterranean / North African Area. Circa 4th-6th centuries. Weight of 1 Ounce (Bronze, inlaid with silver, 21x21x6 mm, 25.45 g), a thick, square-commercial weight with a flat top and bottom; their sides beveled and the edge flat (as MAH B3), ounce of 25.45 g. [ΟΥ]Α; above, +; to left and right, :; below, ‥; each corner with inlaid angle. Rev. Plain. Bendall 77. Cf. CNG E-sale 229, 10 March 2010, 456 (a 12 grammata weight from the same atelier). Cf. MAH 63 (for the shape). An attractive piece with a hard, glossy, dark-green patina. Some inlays missing, otherwise. Nearly extremely fine.


From the Eparch Collection, acquired from Baldwin’s in London.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 14:32:45 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:750 CHF

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