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LOT 0176
Byzantine Gold Ring with Monogram
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.29 grams, 17.57 mm overall, 15.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Round-section hoop supporting a disc bezel with engraved monogram incorporating a cross potent and the letters N, O, P, E, Z and others; old collector's ticket.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection based on the collector's ticket.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
Accompanied by an old collector's ticket.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 487, for type.
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LOT 0176
Byzantine Gold Ring with Monogram
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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