★ An attractive weight of 3 ounkia ★

Byzantine Weights, Circa 5th-7th centuries. Weight of 3 Ounkia (Orichalcum, 35x36 mm, 73.87 g), a uniface square commercial weight with plain edges. Γᴑ Γ with cross above underneath an arch supported by two columns; all details engraved in outline and inlaid in silver and copper. Rev. Blank. Bendall -, cf. 72-73 (2 Ounkia). MAH 50. Pera -. Very fine.