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LOT 1413
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Inscription
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.8 grams, 27 mm).
Comprising a bulbous ribbed shank with loop above, bell-shaped base with four radiating busts with band of abraded text beneath; underside with pelleted border and Greek legend 'N / INOM / ΛΙΓOP / OIΘIΓ / KEb'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 741, for type.
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LOT 1413
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Inscription
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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