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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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