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CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHT
Circa 4th-5th Century A.D.
Square in form, incised on one side with two haloed imperial figures on horseback, each identically portrayed, moving to the right, clad in the costume of a Roman warrior, their mantles billowing behind, each raising his right arm with a spear, pursuing a lion that leaps to the right, symbols in the lower left corner for libra, the Roman unit of weight, and A, signifying that it is a 1 unit weight
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) square
Circa 4th-5th Century A.D.
Square in form, incised on one side with two haloed imperial figures on horseback, each identically portrayed, moving to the right, clad in the costume of a Roman warrior, their mantles billowing behind, each raising his right arm with a spear, pursuing a lion that leaps to the right, symbols in the lower left corner for libra, the Roman unit of weight, and A, signifying that it is a 1 unit weight
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) square
Provenance
German Private Collection.
Acquired by the current owner in 1998.
Acquired by the current owner in 1998.