Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 2271. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BYZANTINE. Bronze Barrel-typel Weight. Circa 6th-7th centuries AD. Bronze commercial weight for 1/2 Roman pound (roughly 164g). Engraved designation for ‘six ounces’ inlaid with silver. Height: 2.6cm. Bendall, Weights, 28. Good condition, mottled patina with encrustation.