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LOT 0807
Byzantine Gold Coin Bead Necklace
COIN DATED 527-565 A.D.
14 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 37 cm long).
Composed of carnelian and perhaps glass rounded oval beads, featuring a gold Solidus coin pendant of Emperor Justinian I; modern screw clasp. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Ex property of a North London collector.
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