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LOT 1351
Byzantine Silver Marriage Ring
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.97 grams, 21.66 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising a slender round-section hoop with a rectangular bezel featuring an opposing couple, reversed inscription 'VIVTΛS' above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an English private collection, 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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