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LOT 1438
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Inscription
CIRCA 7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.75 grams, 26 mm).
Narrow hoop and discoid bezel, incuse profile bird with one wing raised and legend 'CIΔOPOC' (iron?), part of the hoop absent. [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 683, for type.
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LOT 1438
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Inscription
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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