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LOT 1115
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Three Line Inscription
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.51 grams, 23.60 mm overall, 20.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Discoid bezel with three lines of enigmatic Greek text 'KE[.]E / ΦυΛA / -+-'; with old collector's ticket 'van Phocas'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1115
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Three Line Inscription
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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