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LOT 0955
Byzantine Bronze Inscribed Ring
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.34 grams, 22.61 mm overall, 20.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
With broad ellipsoid plaque, low-relief legend. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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