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LOT 1496
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Inscription
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.23 grams, 21.12 mm overall, 16.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
With raised disc to the bezel, incised enigmatic legend 'COΛON / ΠΝΛΕΜ / YΛA'.
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA and Switzerland, before 1992; thence by descent.
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LOT 1496
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Inscription
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£40 (EUR 46; USD 54) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £250
Bifacial enkolpion with hinged polyhedral suspension loop above; obverse with low-relief central Corpus Christi and two small figures to each arm, inscription 'ICXC NHKΛ' (Christ Victorious); reverse with central seated figure of Mary in orans pose surrounded by text and with a male bust in each roundel. 155 grams, 11.1 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Figure of an Empress
Circa 7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
With oblate bezel, incuse facing female bust wearing a diadem. 5.18 grams, 28.15 mm overall, 21.39 x 23.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 27.51, Japan 26)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Weight Group
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two polygonal weights, each with a ring-and-dot design on the polygonal faces. 44.3 grams total, 16-19 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
