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Offline kitov

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Weight ?
« on: November 29, 2018, 12:00:58 pm »
Brass,40/7 mm
78,40 gr.Please help me for id.
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Offline wileyc

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Re: Weight ?
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2018, 12:53:57 pm »
Byzantine Quadrans commercial weight I think.
better picture might help



cw

here is similar weight


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Offline kitov

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Re: Weight ?
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2018, 11:47:34 pm »
Thanks
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Offline Basil

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Re: Weight ?
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2018, 03:17:50 am »
It is definitely a Byzantine commercial weight to 3 ounces. Long cross between  :Greek_Gamma:- :Greek_Gamma: . Slightly underweight.
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Re: Weight ?
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2018, 08:37:51 am »
That's a neat OP example ...

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Ummm curious, is the scraggly-cross that's etched into the reverse merely graffiti that was added later-on? (super cool)
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Offline kitov

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Re: Weight ?
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2018, 10:18:37 am »
Thanks all
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Re: Weight ?
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2019, 11:03:36 pm »
Quote from: Steve P on December 02, 2018, 08:37:51 am
That's a neat OP example ...

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Ummm curious, is the scraggly-cross that's etched into the reverse merely graffiti that was added later-on? (super cool)

It's an add-on.

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