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LOT 1515
Byzantine Bronze Inscribed Cross Pendant
7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (10.3 grams, 56 mm).
Flat in section with pierced lug and suspension ring, lightly inscribed to the ends of the arms 'NI / KA / HC / ΛC'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Munich, Germany, in 2001.
European private collection.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1515
Byzantine Bronze Inscribed Cross Pendant
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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