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LOT 1425
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Monogram
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.03 grams, 19 mm).
Conical type with pierced lug at the apex; incuse cruciform monogram with 'HΨΦρ'; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
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 744, for type.
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LOT 1425
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Monogram
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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