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LOT 1164
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Stavrosis and Two Roman Soldiers
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.66 grams, 17.78 mm overall, 15.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a cross flanked by two adoring figures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1164
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Stavrosis and Two Roman Soldiers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Byzantine Silver Stamp Seal with Bird
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Military Saint and Inscription
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a flat-section hoop with faint remains of inscription '+ C...ON', the bezel with a stylised depiction of a military saint on a horse slaying the dragon. 4.09 grams, 22.03 mm overall, 19.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
