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LOT 1101
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Saint
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (18.62 grams, 30.50 mm overall, 23.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
Comprising a thick round-section hoop and integral disc bezel; incuse cross with nimbate bust above flanked by two equal-arm crosses, enigmatic legend to the rim.
ProvenanceAcquired circa 1980.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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