Ancient Coin Weights
Lot 3966 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Ancient Coin Weights
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60
BYZANTINE WEIGHT, 5th-7th Century, A barrel-shaped spherical commercial weight, 9x10 mm, bronze Sextula (1/6 ounce) weight (4.73 g); cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom. The top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut engraved letter **G* a symbol = 1/6 uncia or 3 scripula, similar letters as traces on the bottom side, (cf.Bendall P.8 for symbol and p.25 for similar larger weights and Munz Zentrum Sale XXXVII [8th November 1979, lot 4145 for symbol). Some original metal showing through, very fine and rare.
Ex Dix Noonan & Webb, c.2011, (lot 1064).
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