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LOT 0209
Byzantine Bronze Bread Stamp Seal
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (88 grams, 70 mm).
With sturdy loop to reverse, reserved text 'O / ITΛΠΥ / Υ'.
Provenance
Acquired in London in 2011.
European private collection.
Literature
See Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 725-726, for type and discussion.
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