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1/3 of a Nomisma (Tremissis) Weight

Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
5th–7th century
Object Place: Byzantine, Middle East

Medium/Technique Metal; bronze
Dimensions Other (Height x Width x Depth): 10.43 × 8.99 × 1.97 mm (7/16 × 3/8 × 1/16 in.)
Weight: 1.36 gm
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8291
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork

DescriptionBronze, rectangular in form; engraved with H.
Provenance1899, sale, Helbing, Munich, lot 425, to Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Boston; 1901, sold by Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1901)