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LOT 1002

Jewish Bronze Ring with Menorah

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (4.04 grams, 23.03 mm overall, 19.56 x 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).

Narrow facetted hoop and disc bezel with incuse menorah and legend below.

Provenance

Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 636, for type.

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The Kal Noselson Collection

LOT 1002

Jewish Bronze Ring with Menorah

Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
 £60 (EUR 70; USD 81) ‡+BP*

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