Byzantine bronze weight
Byzantine bronze weight
Period: 6th-8th century AD
Polygonal Byzantine bronze weight, uncia with 30 small sides and flat top and bottom. Each side decorated with a central drilled marking.
Weight: 29,6 gram
Article code: 12-4502
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Period
- Byzantine
Category
- Artefacts
Material
- Bronze
Country
- Byzantine Empire
Gold solidi were struck at a weight standard of 72 to the pound, with a weight peak of 4,5 gram. An ounce was 6 solidi, about 27 gram, and there were 12 ounces to the pound.
