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LOT 1417
Byzantine Bronze Ring Bezel with Inscription
CIRCA 7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (5.22 grams, 15 mm).
Discoid in plan with tapering sidewall, incuse legend 'ΘΕΟωρΟV' (Theodoroi, gifts from God). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 668, for type.
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LOT 1417
Byzantine Bronze Ring Bezel with Inscription
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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