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LOT 1135
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Inscription
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.26 grams, 22.83 mm overall, 19.49 x 17.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Comprising a faceted hoop and disc bezel with incised cross and legend 'ΓI [.]HNA'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
D-section hoop with keeled shoulders, polygonal bezel with a stylised nimbate figure. 6.65 grams, 23.80 mm overall, 18.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Slender round-section hoop with an oval bezel bearing a monogram, the hoop split. 4.58 grams, 24.60 mm overall, 21.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
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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.
