Watch List notes:

The Eparch Collection of Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Weights
LATE ROMAN – BYZANTINE COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS

Circa 7th century. Weight of 6-ounkia (Brass, inlaid with silver, 49x10mm, 156.30 g), a thick, discoid commercial-weight with a double grooved edge (as MAH A20) and a recessed, flat top and bottom; centering hole on both sides, ounce of 26.05 g. Γ°- S; above, square monogram of ΙΟΑΝΙS between two doves; below, bunch of grapes; around, a low raised circular border and a high rim. Rev. Plain surface within a low raised circular border and a high rim. Cf. the previous lot for another weight with similar doves on the obverse. A very rare piece with this type of decoration. With remains of considerable amounts of encrustations, some pitting and with most of the silver inlays lost, otherwise, nearly very fine.

From the Eparch Collection.