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LOT 1148
Byzantine Lead Cross Pendant
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (27.8 grams, 40 mm).
Heavy equal-armed cross with raised borders and a raised central cross motif, integral loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 1148
Byzantine Lead Cross Pendant
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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