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LOT 0945
Byzantine Bronze Patrix Die of a Saint
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/4 in. (17.78 grams, 30 mm).
Rectangular in plan with incuse standing robed figure facing between crosses potent, hands in orans pose and nimbus to the head.
Provenance
Ex London and Home Counties gentleman, R.W., 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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