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LOT 1116
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saints
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (19.1 grams, 52 mm).
Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to obverse, Corpus Christi with a cross above to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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Large Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Christ and Saints
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Obverse: central facing nimbate figure of Mary with 'MHP ΘV' legend, facing nimbate bust in each of the roundels; reverse with cruciform void and pellets; hinged loop with ropework detailing. 43.1 grams, 88 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Nativity Scene
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a thick rectangular-section hoop and two overlapping discoid bezels, the upper one with a depiction of the Nativity. 6.74 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 1.85 x 13.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Gryphon
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With a rectangular-section hoop and a raised rectangular bezel with a stylised gryphon. 3.05 grams, 22.01 mm overall, 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
