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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1351

Byzantine Silver Marriage Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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