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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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