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LOT 1399
Byzantine Ring with Inscribed Bezel
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.11 grams, 23.54 mm overall, 18.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Plain lentoid-section bronze hoop with applied rectangular bezel; pointillé border enclosing retrograde legend 'KOC/TOC'.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 478, for type.
FootnotesPossibly intended for the personal name 'Kostas', a shortened form of Κωνσταντίνος (Constantine).
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LOT 1399
Byzantine Ring with Inscribed Bezel
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) ‡+BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring Bezel with Facing Saints
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with incuse equal-arm cross between two opposed bearded figures; old label to reverse. 3.98 grams, 21 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Saint
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Tongue-shaped plaque with incised female figure in orans gesture to one face, concentric ring pattern in three columns to the other face; attachment loop to the top. 3.87 grams, 25 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Heavy Byzantine Gold Ring with Monogram
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With oblate bezel, cruciform monogram incorporating 'ΛΩΑΥ'. 12.58 grams, 27.31 mm overall, 19.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13412-259781.
The ring belongs to the category of Eastern Roman rings with an applied bezel, a type particularly common between the 6th and 8th centuries AD. Similar to a ring held at the Benaki Museum in Athens, this ring bears the monogram ΙΩΑΝΟΥ (of Iohannes), likely belonging to the Consul of the same name—a high-ranking Imperial official active during the 6th and 7th centuries.
