WHW 7
- WHW 7
- Islamic/Crusader
- Fatimid/Crusader/probably Coptic.
- Commercial weight or coin-weight
- Egypt
- Circa 5th-6th century AD
- 1/6 Ratl of 55 dirhams or 2 ounces
- Copper alloy
- Cast
- Square
- 49mm
- 49mm
- 8mm
- 171.58g
- A. Mazarakis, “Three Weights”, Nom Xhron 28, 2010, pp. 95-104, fig. D; Pondera # - (not in the accessible data)
- Wadih Hadad Collection (Beirut), purchased from the Eparch Collection (acquired from a private collection in London) during the Nomos AG, Auction 13 (7 October, 2016), lot 363.
- 2016-10-07
- Very rare weight.
all within a hatched octagonal frame, with a circle at each angle.
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