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LOT 1102
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.17 grams, 23.65 mm overall, 20.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
Featuring a D-section hoop and a perpendicular oval hoop with a standing saint holding a staff. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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