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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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LOT 1135
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Inscription
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Two-Line Inscription
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a slender hoop and circular bezel inscribed with 'CAP / ΓOV'. 1.59 grams, 21.30 mm overall, 17.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Floral Cross
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With broad hoop and stud to the underside, drum-shaped bezel with hatching to the shoulders, incuse hatched cross. 15.11 grams, 26.76 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A89. -
Byzantine Terracotta Discoid Oil Lamp
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Circular lamp with raised flange on the rim, short conical neck and a low basal ring. 181 grams, 95 mm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
