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LOT 0172
Byzantine Gold Marriage Ring
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.76 grams, 20.90 mm overall, 18.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Comprising a slender round-section hoop with an applied discoid bezel, two facing busts flanking a cross and an inscription below. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK collection since before 1990.
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