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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram
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LOT 1059

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram

13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.76 grams, 24.25 mm overall, 20.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).

An expanding hoop with decorated shoulders, an octagonal bezel with a monogram, composed of the Greek letters 'Χ [ΑΙΡΕ] ΔΥωΝ[Υ]C (?)' = Be glad Dyoniys. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 682, for the type.

Footnotes

The plate and hoop of these rings were soldered together. This system probably originated only in the late period of the Eastern Roman Empire, as evidenced by the faceting of the sides and the irregularity in the letters forming the name.

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LOT 1059

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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