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LOT 1158
Byzantine Silver Ring with Inscription
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.90 grams, 15.46 mm overall, 14.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)).
Featuring a flat-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with an inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1158
Byzantine Silver Ring with Inscription
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £60
Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to obverse, Corpus Christi with a small cross above the head to reverse. 22.2 grams, 57 mm
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Warrior Saint
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop with keeled shoulders, polygonal bezel with a stylised nimbate figure. 6.65 grams, 23.80 mm overall, 18.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Byzantine Gold Openwork Earring Pair
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Each a crescent plaque with beaded borders, sprung hook and catch; openwork foliage motif with two opposing birds. 5.75 grams total, 28-29 mm
Private collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
