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Later Byzantine weight?
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mauseus:
Hi,
Just bought a small group of weights (six 1 solidus plus a semissis identified so far). In the group was this cut down class A anonymous follis with a serrated edge (XRIS visible). The weight is 4.1g (to 1 decimal place), could this be a gold histamenon or gold tetarteron weight? Your thoughts appreciated.
Regards,
Mauseus
wileyc:
yes, how interesting.
One nomisma/ of 4.1g. Klaus Weber has a number of these in his reference "late Antiquity Weights".
cw
mauseus:
Thanks for the confirmation and the reference.
Regards,
Mauseus
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