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LOT 0330
Medieval Gold Ring with Legend and Amethyst Intaglio
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.04 grams, 19.36 mm overall, 16.48 x 15.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Flat hoop and discoid bezel with central cell and inset intaglio lion couchant; flange rim with impressed detailing and cross potent; hoop with enigmatic retrograde legend in serifed Greek and Latin capitals '+*Π*O*N*O*Y*O*I*E*N'.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13452-259841.
Cf. Ward, A., Cherry, J., Gere, C., & Cartlidge, B., Rings Through the Ages, Fribourg, 1981, item 134, for type.
FootnotesThese aristocratic rings were set with red or blue paste, engraved in intaglio with the heraldic symbol of the family. The round borders were often engraved with indeterminate inscriptions, using Latin and Greek letters.
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LOT 0330
Medieval Gold Ring with Legend and Amethyst Intaglio
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £50
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Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Lion
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Opening Bid: £5
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