COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE INLAID WEIGHTS

Ca. AD 400 - 700. A collection of four bronze weights, including, from left to right: a square-shaped one-nomisma weight engraved with the denominational mark N A beneath a cross, enclosed by a wreath; two octagonal two-ounce weights, each with a central cross flanked by the letters Γ B, one within concentric octagonal borders and the other surrounded by a wreath of stylised foliage; and a square weight engraved with two imperial busts with silver inlaid faces, elaborate nimbi and richly decorated robes. Size: 20-40mm x 20-40mm; Weight: 140g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s.

Estimate:£100

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