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Byzantine Style Gold Ring with Niello Cruciform Monogram Byzantine Style Gold Ring with Niello Cruciform Monogram Byzantine Style Gold Ring with Niello Cruciform Monogram
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LOT 1950

Byzantine Style Gold Ring with Niello Cruciform Monogram

20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (8.52 grams, 27.19 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

Slender hoop surmounted by a trumpet-shaped bezel in 6th-7th century A.D. style with cross fourchee and monogram legend 'SωMИ'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired Schuler Auctions, Zurich, Switzerland.
Property of a North American gallery.

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LOT 1950

Byzantine Style Gold Ring with Niello Cruciform Monogram

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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