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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8258867, member: 91461&quot;]I purchased this hefty little 62.9 gr weight in the last Biga auction. It&#039;s listed as Greek...I don&#039;t know how Greek it looks to me, but I&#039;m no weight collector. </p><p>It&#039;s littered with cool imagery! A horse rider, deer?, a couple and what I think is Nike:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456294[/ATTACH]</p><p>Auction house description:</p><p>GREEK.Commercial Weights.(Circa 4th-2nd centuries BC).Ae.</p><p>Condition : Good very fine.</p><p>Weight : 62.9 gr</p><p>Diameter : 19X43 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>The real bonuses appeared once I got it in the mail, three other sides are decorated! Only one appears to not have any design.</p><p>Here&#039;s the ends. One blank and one with what looks like a leaping dog or horse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456298[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456312[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A weird line along this side:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456295[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And then my favorite side which had a cat? And a seated figure giving hi five to a standing figure:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456300[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the front and back with the lighting at a different angle than the sellers photos:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456299[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1456297[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also purchased this byzantine weight/ throwing star/ sheriff&#039;s badge at the same auction:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456314[/ATTACH]</p><p>BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHT.(Circa 6th - 9th century).Ae.</p><p>Condition : Good very fine.</p><p>Weight : 35 gr</p><p>Diameter : 41 mm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456323[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]FFqb1I-hiHE[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So don&#039;t wait, and show off your weights, tell me your thoughts on what the image may be and or mean and any other weight you need to get off your shoulders![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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