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LOT 0940
Byzantine Silver Roundel with Evangelist
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (2.41 grams, 40 mm).
Disc with repoussé pellets to the border, facing nimbate figure of Christ with 'IC XP' legend flanking the head. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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