Balance Weight with Monogram, 6th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, silver inlay, 3/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/16 in., 1.9oz. (0.9 × 2.8 × 2.7 cm, 53g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The Greek monogram at the center of this two-ounce weight reads 'of Sergios,' probably indicating the name of the local eparch. In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights
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