1440 - Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Triangular Bezel with Flaming Torch and Incription. The Kal Noselson Byzantine Collection (Lots 197-221 & 1396-1447)

Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Triangular Bezel with Flaming Torch and Incription. The Kal Noselson Byzantine Collection (Lots 197-221 & 1396-1447) Circa 5th-6th century A.D. Plain hoop with integral triangular bezel; central incuse flaming torch motif within border with legend '+ HACOCOPHOC[.]IC : EHTEXVAC [.]TINO ; NEOIC[.]'; with copy of Chadour's catalogue page (German) with description of a similar ring. Cf. Dalton, O.M., The Franks Bequest Catalogue of Finger Rings, London, 1912, item 919; Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 467. 15.48 grams, 29.66 mm overall, 21.66 x 19.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21) (1 1/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an offprint of a similar ring from Chadour's catalogue. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.