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Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal
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LOT 0210

Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (90 grams, 49 mm).

Cruciform seal with ring handle and knop finial; legend to the underside 'Λ/ΠΡΙC/O'.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1970s.
European private collection.

CONDITION
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LOT 0210

Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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