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LOT 1229
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Diploma-Shaped Bezel
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.49 grams, 20.68 mm overall, 15.22 x 13.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).
Slender hoop with median flange to hoop, bezel formed as a rectangle with lateral trapezoidal spurs, raised legend 'IAω'. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
FootnotesIAΩ (Iao) is the Greek transcription of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the name of God in Judaism.
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LOT 1229
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Diploma-Shaped Bezel
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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