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LOT 1005
Byzantine Bronze Epigraphic Rings
6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.03 grams total, 18 mm each).
Comprising: one with segmented bezel, incised legend 'HXA / IIC'; one with ellipsoid plaque, incised legend 'EYTY / XWC', shank partly absent. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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