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LOT 1140
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Inscription
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.07 grams, 21.60 mm overall, 17.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Featuring a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a three-line Greek inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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