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LOT 1117
Byzantine Bronze Pendant Seal with Horse
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.56 grams, 24 mm).
Conical, facetted body with integral suspension loop, a stylised advancing horse on the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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