BYZANTINE BRONZE INSCRIBED WEIGHT Ca. AD 400 - 500. A bronze weight engraved on the obverse with a central cross flanked by the Greek letters gamma (Γ) and sigma (Σ), serving as a denominational mark, enclosed within a circular border of incised herringbone pattern and pellet decoration. Rosette motifs are engraved in the upper corners. The reverse is undecorated and flat. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1980,0601.74 (type). Size: 46.1mm x 8.8mm; Weight: 163.08g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.