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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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Opening Bid: £5
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