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LOT 0786
Byzantine Silver and Bronze Rings with Chi Rho Symbols
8TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (7.32 grams total, 18-24 mm).
One with incised lines and punched crescent; one with seriffed Chi Rho symbol. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s.
Acquired on the UK market.
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