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Click here to subscribe2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze key with arched bow, ribbed ends to the tapering shank, right-angled stem with slotted bits. See Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012 70 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch comprising three onion-shaped knops on a pierced headplate, deep bow with billets to the median face, rectangular footplate with chamfered edges, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1676. 75 grams, 78mm (3"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A polished amethyst cabochon with intaglio kneeling archer with wreath to his brow, recurved bow in one hand, ewer by his knee; possibly Teucer the son of King Telamon of Salamis and cousin of Achilles who fought with bow and arrows in the Trojan War. 5.03 grams, 26mm (1"). Property of a Dutch collector; acquired on the European art market before 2000. Very fine condition.
15th century AD. A bronze solid-shaft key with openwork discoid bow, bifid bit with transverse slots, inscribed with low-relief Patriarchal cross and text. See Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012 for discussion. 72 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
10th-11th century AD. A ferrous prick spur comprising a C-shaped, D-section bow with slotted square terminals and conical pricket to the rear; the outer surfaces of the bow inlaid with fine strips of silver wire in the Tauschierung technique. Cf. Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.9-d. 61 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Very fine condition.
2nd millennium BC- 1st millennium AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a bow brooch with ferrous pin; three dress pins, each with a median slot; a domed strap-distributor; a claw-shaped strap distributor; a razor; a domed plaque with loop to the reverse; a cruciform mount; a penannular bracelet; a belt buckle and triangular plate. 246 grams total, 1.5-14cm (1/2 - 5 1/2"). From a private collection; previously in an old central Asian collection; acquired in the late 1940s. [11, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze fibula with transverse spring and integral pin, deep bow with returned foot forming the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 227. 4.37 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
5th-3rd century BC. A bronze bow brooch with flat leaf-shaped bridge, coiled spring with two parallel pins, D-shaped final with lateral catches. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1729 for type. 4.85 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Rare.
2nd-1st century BC. A substantial bronze bow brooch comprising: a deep asymmetrical bow with vertical incised lines, loop at the upper end to accept the pin, lateral slot to the vertical foot with ribbed detailing, angled biconvex stem with applied bell-shaped finial. See Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 for discussion. 83 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an important European collection; acquired 1970-1990. Fine condition.
4th-3rd century BC. A bronze fibula of La Tène I type with round-section bow, coil with pin to the reverse, lobe foot with lateral catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1448 for type. 4.21 grams, 48mm (2"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
10th-8th century BC. A bronze group comprising: a fibula with arched bow, coil to each end developing to a slender pin and triangular catchplate; domed discoid strap distributor with cafe to the reverse, six radiating lobes and starburst motif. Cf. Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig 74. 62 grams total, 4-11.5cm (1 3/4 - 4 1/2"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A large bronze fibula of La Tène type II with coiled spring and pin, curved bow, returned foot with lateral flange forming the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 6. 14 grams, 78mm (3"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
4th-3rd century BC. A bronze fibula of La Tène I type with deep ribbed bow, coil with pin to the reverse, conical foot with hatched upper face and lateral catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1448 for type. 5.31 grams, 51mm (2"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze La Tène type II fibula with spring and integral pin, slender bow and returned foot, lateral flange forming the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 7. 14 grams, 74mm (3"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th-6th century AD. A bronze bow brooch with triangular headplate supporting the spring and pin, triangular cell to accept red enamel, gently curved bow with two transverse ribbed bars, pelta-shaped openwork footplate with catch to the reverse. Cf. Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.102(9) for type. 33 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A silver bow brooch with sprung pin, vertical bar with disc to bow, openwork detailing of heart-shaped voids and lattice band, flared footplate, catch to the reverse connected at the foot and wire extension to the bow. 19 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, small loss to one edge.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A matched pair of bronze bow brooches, each a triangular headplate with knop finial and four enamelled cells, deep bow with La Tène vesica motif, lentoid footplate with enamelled cell, sprung pin and catch to the reverse. 16 grams total, 56-64mm (2 1/4 - 2 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th century AD. A silver bow brooch with peltiform headplate, deep D-section bow, lozengiform footplate, ring-and-dot ornament; spring extending beyond the edges of the headplate, thick pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.121 (9) and (12) for type. 8.26 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). Property of a Swindon gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
5th-6th century AD. A silver-gilt bow brooch comprising: D-shaped headplate with scroll ornament, balustered knop above, lateral lugs each with a garnet cabochon insert; short bow; lozengiform footplate with scroll ornament and beast-head foot; pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Tejral, J. Morava na Sklonku Antiky, Prague, 1982, plate XXI, items 5/6. 13 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th century AD. A silver bow brooch comprising a rectangular headplate with rosette detailing and three radiating arms with scrolls; broad bow with sunflower motif; bull-head footplate with horns forming lappets; pin and catchplate to the reverse. 28 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
5th-6th century AD. A mixed group of bronze radiate-head bow brooches comprising: one larger with five knops to the D-shaped headplate, ribbed bow, lozengiform footplate with curved lappets, beast-head finial, pierced lug and catch to the reverse; one similar, smaller with slender footplate, opposed curved lappets; one similar with addorsed bird-head lappets and a an annular footplate, ribbed finial. 57 grams total, 61-89mm (2 1/2 - 3 1/2"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
5th-6th century AD or later. A bronze radiate-headed bow brooch comprising a D-shaped headplate with opposed scroll detailing, five radiating knops to the outer edge, three with later inset synthetic ruby cabochons, a carinated D-section bow with scrolls, rhomboid footplate with central panels of scrolls and six radiating lugs each set with later synthetic ruby replacement cabochons, lozenge finial; to the reverse, substantial pin-lugs and catch. Cf. Heynowski, R. Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.24.3.2. 53 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
5th-6th century AD. A silver bow brooch comprising: discoid headplate with two lateral pairs of addorsed bird-heads, notched border and punched eyes, inset chalcedony cabochon and smaller lapis lazuli cabochon above; slender D-section bow; rhomboid footplate with notched edges and bird-heads, punched lugs, inset cabochons; pin-lugs to the reverse with ferrous pin and catch. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item IX.6.7. 41 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th century AD. A large bronze bow brooch comprising a D-shaped headplate with seven radiating knops, beaded border and scroll panel, shallow bow, triangular footplate with lateral bands of bird-heads, geometric panel and facing-mask finial, pin-lug and catch to the reverse. Cf. Heynoswki, R. Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Gürtel, Munich, 2017, type 3.24.2.3. 86.7 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection; acquired in Germany after WWII; thence by descent 2006. Very fine condition.
359-336 BC // 336-323 BC. Philip II, mint in Macedonia. Obv: youthful male head left, hair bound in a taenia. Rev: FILIPPOY legend with naked rider on horse galloping left, lion's head beneath the horse. Alexander III. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with bow case right above, club with handle left below; dolphin left in exergue. SNG Alpha Bank 371; AMNG 36; SNG Munich 167-168/Unlisted variant of Price 323; Drama hoard 91; Mueller 541, SNG Cop. 1057; SNG Munich 851; Alpha Bank Portolos 1077 (all with club above and bowcase beneath the name"). See Wildwinds.com (second coin"). 10.93 grams total. [2, No Reserve] Very fine. Second coin is unpublished variant.
152-145 BC. Antioch ad Orontem mint. Obv: radiate and diademed head of Alexander I right. Rev: BASILEWS ALEXANDROY legend with Apollo standing left, holding arrow in right hand and bow on ground with left. Hoover HGC 891; Houghton SC 1786. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 1.98 grams. [No Reserve] Very fine.
4th-3rd century BC. Group comprising: drachm. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROU legend with Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; bronze. Obv: no legend, head of Herakles right wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: BASILEWS legend between bow in bowcase above and club; MP monogram below. 4.02, 4.69 grams. [2, No Reserve] Fine.
79 BC. Rome mint. Obv: diademed and draped bust of Diana right with bow and quiver over should with SC before. Rev: Victory driving biga right holding palm with control numeral A III below; with TI CLAVD TI F / AP N in two lines to exergue with VD and AP in monogram. Craw 383/1; Syd 770; BMC 3114-3141; RSC Claudia 6; Sear 310. 3.82 grams. Good very fine.
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic figure of a horse, head held up and mouth open, long mane falling to one side; red and brown saddle cloth to the back with yellow and red saddle to the top; tail tied to the top with cloth in a bow; mane tail and details of saddle in brown pigment. 8 kg, 60cm (23 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition.
5th century AD. A silver-gilt bow brooch comprising: trefoil headplate with central square panel and regardant beast, bird-head borders; deep bow with beast-heads flanking a central disc with trefoil detailing; leaf-shaped footplate with profile bird-heads and heart-shaped scrolls, facing mask below with bird-heads below; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse. 114 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
6th century AD. A large gilt-bronze hybrid-type bow brooch based on the cruciform and square-headed bow-brooches; the square headplate surrounded by three wings, each a banded column flanked by two birds’ heads facing outwards, their beaks pierced, supporting flat panels decorated with applied sheet silver; the central panel with billeted border enclosing an upper zone with three elliptical pellets and below a rectangular field with Style I decoration surrounding a central square panel; the bow with raised lateral ridges and a broader central ridge with a central square panel; the footplate divided into three zones, the upper zone with a central rectangular panel of Style I motifs flanked by fields of Style I zoomorphs and flat lappets covered with silver sheet; an addorsed pair of birds’ heads with pierced beaks forming the second zone and below this an expanding trapezoidal field developing into a further lateral pair of birds’ heads with pierced beaks, flanked by c-scroll details and silver-sheet inlay; the central trapezoidal field with a Style I zoomorph; the lower edge with a further T-shaped sheet-silver plate; to the reverse, original pin-lug and ferrous remains of the pin with ancient repair, catchplate with vertical spine. Cf. The brooch is a hybrid form, unpublished in the standard publications but clearly based on the more developed cruciform types, compare MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals) BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.106, items 12.28, 12.37; but with details taken from great square-headed brooches, see also Hines, J. A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches, Woodbridge, 1997. Hammond, B. British Artefacts, volume I - Early Anglo-Saxon, p.34, Fig.1.1.4.l-k. 160 grams, 18cm (7 1/4"). Found Leicestershire, UK. Very fine condition. Excessively rare.
3rd-1st century BC. A silver fibula with arching bow decorated with central rib with bosses to either side; double prong to the end; to the other end body narrowed to point coiled to form pin. 5.03 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a North West London lady; from her family collection since before 2000. Very fine condition.
8th-7th century BC. A bronze brooch comprising an arched round-section bow with ribbed balusters, discoid finial with hinged pin to one end, similar finial with two collared lugs to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1371. 3.14 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th-3rd century BC. A carnelian oval intaglio engraved with the bust of a youthful male; hair brushed forward with curls to the brow, wreath to the head with bow to the back. 0.94 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a London, Mayfair, gallery in the early 1990s. Very fine condition.
8th-7th century AD. A bronze brooch comprising a broad bow with median bulb and arm with returned catch, to the other arm a coiled spring developing to the pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1727. 34 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st millennium BC. A pair of small bronze bow brooches comprising: one with three ribbed collars to the bow, hinged pin, small catch; one similar with leech-shaped bow, hinged pin and two large knops to the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1371 for discussion. 6.70 grams total, 32-33mm (1 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-7th century BC. A bronze brooch comprising an arched round-section bow with ribbed balusters, discoid finial with hinged pin to one end, similar finial with returned catch and two collared lugs to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1371. 6.40 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-7th century BC. A bronze brooch comprising a tapering round-section bow with coil spring and pin to one end, second spring to the other end with T-shaped flange finial and returned catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 708. 38 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th century AD. A silver crossbow brooch with tubular arms, three later agate cabochons each with a tremolier decorated cell, hinged pin to the reverse, deep bow with tremolier detailing, rectangular foot with notched edges, applied granule and filigree ornament, triangular-section catch to the reverse with sliding mechanism. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 499 for type. 16 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Extremely fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A pair of L-shaped bronze keys, one with rectangular shank decorated with incised crosses, flat-section annular bow, cranked neck and saw-cut teeth; the other with thick D-section bronze bow, tubular shank and rectangular bit. 70 grams total, 52-82mm (2 - 2 3/4"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A bronze bow brooch with lateral arms and knop above, bow formed as a standing canine with ridge to the back, pricked ears and detailed head, catch and hinged pin top the underside. 156 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch with rectangular crossbar with onion-shaped knop terminals, third knop above; triangular-section bow with ledge to the lower end, engraved to one side with HERCVLI; D-section footplate with roundels and hatched lines to the long sides; pin and catchplate to the reverse. 40 grams, 76mm (3"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
2nd-19th century AD. A mixed detector finds croup including a lead weight, a bronze bow brooch, a bronze polyhedral weight, a horse brass, glass beads and other items 286 grams total, 8-73mm ("). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [26, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze bow brooch of 'knee' type with cross bar and spur, deep divided bow with beaded detailing, tapering footplate and incised chevrons, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1401. 7.37 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed iron group comprising: a key with annular bow, tapering shank; a single-edged knife with S-curved integral handle; with old collector's card 'Enton Green / Godalming / Surrey / 21st Aug 1961'. 56 grams total, 7.4-11cm (3-4 1/4"). Property of a Surrey lady; acquired by her father Christopher Terry in the late 1970s-early 1980s. [2, No Reserve] Fair condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze P-shaped bow brooch with spring coiled around lateral lugs and loop above, bow with hatched ribs flanking a silver strip, balustered foot with returned finial forming the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1400. 10 grams, 66mm (2 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including T-shaped, Polden Hill, La Tène III, Hod Hill and other types. See Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 for types. 134 grams total, 35-57mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E4,10,13,14,38,39,41-43,54,58,88-91,95 and 97; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [18, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-4th century AD. A bronze key with ridged and dentilled bow, ledge to the lower edge, iron shank with curled finial, four lateral bits. See Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012. 115 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze Hod-Hill type bow brooch with ribbed bow and side-lugs, hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 848. 5.10 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including Aucissa, Nauheim, Colchester and other types. See Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 for types. 277 grams total, 4-11.5cm (1 3/4 - 4 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E7,9,18,26,31,36,50,52,53,56,59,64,68,72,74,75,82 and 84-86; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [22, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including Langton Down, Aucissa, Alesia and other types. See Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 for types. 260 grams total, 47-85mm (1 3/4 - 3 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E27,45,48,49,51,55,61,65,70,71,77-79,80,83,87,93,94,96 and 99; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [20, No Reserve] Fine to very fine condition.
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