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Obolos 15

24 May 2020
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Starting Price: 50 CHF
Hammer Price:  55 CHF
Lot 1041

BYZANTINE WEIGHTS, Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean Area. Circa 5th-6th century. Weight of 6-grammata = 1-sicilicus = 1 1/2-nomismata (Bronze or brass, 14x14x4 mm, 6.66 g), a thin, square ‘Imperial’ commercial (or coin?)-weight with bifacial edges (as MAH B4), nomisma of 4.48 g. Half-length engraved busts of two facing crowned and draped imperial figures; below, S. Rev. Plain. Cf. Bendall 106-108. Nomos 13, 2016, 339. With roughly and rather crudely engraved figures, and with tan-gold patina. Very fine.

Online bidding closes: 24 May 2020, 23:40:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 12:26:24 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:55 CHF by MailBidder1710 (2 bids)
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