★ A lovely weight of 6 Grammata or 1/4 Ounkia ★

Byzantine Weights, Circa 5th-7th centuries. Weight of 6 Grammata or 1/4 Ounkia (Bronze, 19 mm, 6.59 g), an octagonal commercial or coin weight with plain edges. Large S on raised disk within incuse circle. Rev. Blank. Bendall -. MAH -. Pera -. Attractive earthen highlights. Flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

This weight lacks a weight or denomination mark: it is either a commercial weight of 6 Grammata = 1/4 Ounkia or a coin weight of 6 Scripula = 1 Sicilicus = 1 1/2 Solidi.