Watch List notes:

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

Circa 7th century or later, c, 10th-13th century. Weight of 6-ounkia (Brass, 47x12mm, 163.62 g), a thick discoid commercial- weight with two small grooves on the edge (as MAH A 20); a flat recessed bottom with a small, slightly raised, centering hole and a wide raised rim; and a flat recessed top with an outer raised rim, an inner raised circle and a prominent, raised, centering boss, ounce of 27.27g. Within the inner circle, Γ° - S, with cross between pellets above; in the outer circle, wreath with an inscription in a cruciform arrangement: Θ+∍-ΟV-ΧΑ-ΡΙC. Rev. Plain. Cf. Bendall 111. Cf. CPAI 3, 2, 163 (very similar, perhaps from the same workshop). A solid and attractive piece with a gold-brown patina. Some casting holes, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From the Eparch Collection, acquired with lot 359.
For the controversy over the date of this weight type, see the note to lot 357.