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LOT 1154
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Two-Line Inscription
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.59 grams, 21.30 mm overall, 17.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Featuring a slender hoop and circular bezel inscribed with 'CAP / ΓOV'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1154
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Two-Line Inscription
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Bronze Artefact Collection
6th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including a book-clamp with sliding catch, belt buckle with trefoil plate and other items. 51.8 grams total, 14-96 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saint George and Mary
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
With separate hinge and suspension loop; obverse with nimbate robed figure in a tondo with legend 'ΓΕΟΡΓ[Η]' (St George); reverse with robed and nimbate figure in orans pose with 'ICX' beneath each wrist, smaller nimbate figure before, legend 'MHP ΘV' (Mother of God). 82 grams, 10.8 cm
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Byzantine Ring with Bust of a Saint
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Wide hoop with a raised boss at the base, an oval bezel with a facing bust of a nimbate saint flanked by two crosses. 5.73 grams, 23.63 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
