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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 24861260, member: 75525&quot;][ATTACH=full]1594464[/ATTACH]</p><p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp; 24 Nomismata, NKΔ, Byzantine Empire Æ Weight. Circa 5th-7th Century AD. Silver inscription inlay: + ΑΓΙΑ ΜΑΡΙΑ ΒΟHΘΙCΟΝ on raised circle enclosing monogram between two crosses over denominational number NKΔ; CE - YX - AP - IC in four corners / Blank. Unpublished in the standard references. A similar weight (N OB = 72 nomisma) is on the cover of Collections du Musée d’art et d’histoire - Genève, Geneva 2015, p. 38,&nbsp; 109.10g, 39mm. Extremely Fine&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This weight is part of a series that carries two silver inlayed invocations: ΑΓΙΑ ΜΑΡΙΑ ΒΟHΘΙCΟΝ (= Saint Mary help us) and in the four corners: ΘE – YX – AP – IC (= the grace of God).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1594465[/ATTACH]</p><p>8.&nbsp; &nbsp; 30 Nomismata, ΛN, Bronze Coin Weight, Romano-Byzantine, 4th-5th centuries CE. </p><p>Ov - Two facing imperial busts within arched distyle shrine, letters ΛN below. Brown surfaces, minor traces of silver. / Rev - Blank. </p><p>117 grams; 41mm Diameter, 10 mm thick</p><p>From the David Hendin Collection, a few minor marks from usage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1594466[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>9.&nbsp; &nbsp; Skythia, Olbia. Cast bronze coin, ca. 470-460 BC. </p><p>Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet; to left, dolphin upward; all within incuse circle. Reverse: Wheel with four spokes; [magistrate&#039;s name Π-A-Y-Σ around]. </p><p>Extremely Rare - just a few specimens known. Green patina. Very Fine. </p><p>65.75 grams</p><p>46 dia X 8 mm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1594467[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1594468[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1594469[/ATTACH]</p><p>10.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; BYZANTIUM. Round commercial weight. AE 6 Unciae ø 48mm (152.82g). ca. 6th century A.D. Bronze weight with profiled edge. Engraved on the top and provided with metal inlays: Two squares placed over corners with head inlays. Circumferential ΘEOV XAPIC (&quot;God&#039;s Grace&quot;). Inside cross and Γ (= Uncia) - S (= 6). The inscription inlaid in silver. Very nice specimen!</p><p><br /></p><p>ΘEOV XAPIC: Gottes Gnaden, German; God&#039;s Grace, English; Gracia de Dios, Spanish[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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