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LOT 3595

Byzantine AE Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.

Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. Condition as seen.(74gr, 47mm.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3595

Byzantine AE Amulet.

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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