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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.
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