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LOT 0863
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
BYZANTINE STONE BREAD STAMP
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (80 grams, 66 mm).
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (80 grams, 66 mm).
Rectangular with pierced lug to the reverse; rectangular design with text 'XAPO / ETA'.
PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
LITERATURE:
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1875,1012.1, with text also executed dextrograde (not reversed).
FOOTNOTES:
The legend should have been written in reverse for a stamp; it may have been a blundered legend by the workman.
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AUCTIONS:
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