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LOT 1423
Byzantine Silver Ring with Monogram
CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.06 grams, 20.26 mm overall, 16.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
The hoop plano-convex in section with faux-twist detailing, ellipsoid bezel with incuse 'Γ A E' monogram.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 498, for a more elaborate version of the type.
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LOT 1423
Byzantine Silver Ring with Monogram
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Four-Faced Seal Matrix with Bust
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The shank formed as a female bust with shoulder-length hair developing into four radiating beast-heads; suspension loop above; underside with central 'pelican in her piety' motif, legend to the border in seriffed capitals '+ KEBITOCOΔOVΛWNHKHTAN'. 18.3 grams, 30 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Glass Gem with Victory
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse facing figure of Victory holding a staff; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.32 grams, 19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint
14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Octagonal bezel with pelleted border enclosing facing bust of Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus with equal-arm cross in the field. 2.43 grams, 24.06 mm overall, 21.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
