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LOT 1483
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint
14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.43 grams, 24.06 mm overall, 21.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
Octagonal bezel with pelleted border enclosing facing bust of Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus with equal-arm cross in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Teicu, D., Arta Minoră Medievală din Banat (Minor Medieval Art in Banat), Timisoara, 2009, pls.16,4, for type.
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LOT 1483
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Monogram
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Opening Bid: £5
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Byzantine Stone Cross Pendant
Circa 7th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Cruciform type with incised ribbing to each arm, central square panel with incised saltire, knop finial above, transverse piercing in upper arm. 2.83 grams, 28 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Silver Ring with Gold Bezel with Inscription
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
C-section hoop with flared shoulders, bezel with discoid cell and gold cap, legend '+ AΓΙΑ / ΜΑΡΙΑBO / HΘΙΔΑΥ / ΙΘΙΟΥ / *+*' (Holy Mary, help your servant Iohannes). 10.41 grams, 26.22 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired from Derek Content. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a typed and signed invoice from Derek Content.
