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Click here to subscribe8th-7th century BC. A bronze leaf-shaped spearhead with grooved spine down the centre; tang to the base with securing holes to either side. 200 grams, 25.2cm (10"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, mid-2nd millennium BC. A slender bronze spearhead with thick midrib, rounded shoulders pierced in two places above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion. 360 grams, 35cm (13 3/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Fine condition. Rare.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, mid-2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze spearhead or harpoon with thick midrib, rounded tip, notched barbed blade, pierced lateral barb above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion. 601 grams, 26.5cm (10 1/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Fine condition. Extremely rare.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, slightly hooked to the underside; projecting section to the back with standing male figure to either side. 310 grams, 13cm (5"). Ex South London collection; acquired in the late 1990s. Fair, uncleaned condition. Rare.
2nd millennium BC. A large tubular bronze macehead with flanges to the rims, three columns of radiating spikes and three boar figures modelled in the round. See Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974 for discussion. 548 grams, 20cm (8"). Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. Fine condition. Rare.
3rd-4th century AD. A mixed group of bronze prick spurs comprising three with hollow-formed pricket and one a solid bar with facetted cone. See James, S. Excavations at Dura Europos 1928-1937. VII The Arms, Armour and Other Military Equipment, London, 2004 for discussion. 84 grams total, 36-60mm (1 1/2 - 2 3/8"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [4] Very fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze military snaffle-bit comprising interlocked iron rings each on a facetted bronze shank with polyhedral bulb, round-section ring and two attachment hoops. See James, S. Excavations at Dura Europos 1928-1937. VII The Arms, Armour and Other Military Equipment, London, 2004 for discussion. 315 grams, 24cm (9 3/8"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Extremely fine condition.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, mid-2nd millennium BC. An oxidised copper flat-section anthropomorphic figure standing with legs spread and arms curled to the sides; notched edges to both faces. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985, plate II, n°239 for discussion. 1.3 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Another Gangetic idol of type I, from the Doris Wiener collection, was sold at Christie’s New York in 2002, March 20th, lot 69, for US$35,000.00. Fine condition. Extremely rare.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze horse-bit suite comprising: a round-section bar with ends scrolled in opposite directions; two lateral plaques, each a horse on a baseline with two legs hobbled, head modelled in the round and loop to the inner face of the neck. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974, plate VI, item A. 730 grams total, 21.5cm (8 1/2"). From an important Mayfair collection; collection number 2622; acquired before 2000. Very fine condition.
18th century BC. A large square-section bronze spike or pin, curved, with tapered pierced finial, cuneiform text to two adjacent faces; the short side reads: '½ ma-na' meaning ½ mina (weight); the longer side reads: “e2-gal shu-up-ra-bi/am”, translating to: 'Palace (or: Property) of Shup-rabi (or: Shub-ram)'. Cf. Heimpel, W. Letters to the King of Mari: A New Translation, with Historical Introduction, Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbraun’s, 2003, p.560 & 646; accompanied by copies of book entries for Shub-ram King of Kirdahat. 271 grams, 33cm (13"). From an important North London collection formed before 1980. There are possibly several kings of the name of Shub-ram in the Old Babylonian period, but it has been suggested that this one is probably the king of Kirdahat, who is not in the king lists yet, and currently appears only in Mari letters: 'Shuduhum, Middle and Late Bronze Age city in west or central Ida-maras, in the Habur triangle of northern Mesopotamia, first attested in the Mari archives from the reign of Zimri-Lim (1774-1762 BC"). At this time, it was ruled by a king called Itur-Malik, who joined with three other kings of the Ida-maras region (Sammetar of Ashnakkum, Tamarzi of the Tarmannians, and Shub-Ram of Kidahat/Qirdahat) on what was apparently a diplomatic mission to Zimri-Lim (*LKM 418"). The city later appears among the conquests of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari I (1307-1275) (*RIMA 1:131"). Very fine condition. Excessively rare.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze macehead or hammer with curved body, flared striking face; two eagle heads modelled in the round to the upper face, the body with raised ribs terminating in for graduated loops; pierced laterally through lozengiform raised panels. 381 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). From an important London collection formed before 1980. Fine condition. Extremely rare.
15th-16th century AD. A gilt-bronze statuette of Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra, calling the Earth to witness his enlightenment, sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais, one hand palm-upwards in the lap; with unusual original base-plate. 964 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s; accompanied by a scholarly note identifying and dating the Buddha, by Dr. Alain Presencer F.R.A.S. Fine condition. Scarce.
17th-18th century AD. A gilt bronze statuette of the Bodhisattva Manjushri seated on a lotus throne, smaller lotus coming from the front to support the right leg; manjushri crowned and with urna to the centre of the forehead, long ears with rosette earrings; strings of necklaces to the chest and armlets, bracelets to both hands, anklets to both feet; sash around the shoulders and hair falling down the arms; left hand holding a book of sutras, right resting by the side of the body; two lotus flowers to the side of the body; to the base a sel with engraved vajra. 4.98 kg, 26cm (10"). Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition.
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A gilt bronze figure of a bird with crest to the top of the head, wings folded back against the body, tail fanned; short legs standing on a socket. 362 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
19th century AD. A gilt bronze Gau or amulet case decorated to the lid with the figure of the goddess Arya Tara, body, arms, legs and head made from turquoise, crown to the top of the head, coral earrings, holding a lotus flower in each hand ending in a carnelian flower bud, seated on a carnelian lotus flower; scrolling pattern to the background, to the corners a faceted green stone with four coral beads to the edge; to the border a repeating frieze of square and oblong turquoise beads; ribbed suspension ring to the top with two turquoise beads; to the base a vajra-shaped amulet with three turquoise beads; lid hinged and opens to reveal to the inside the figure of Avalokiteshvara with body, arms, legs and face made from coral; four armed with front hands in prayer, to the left holding a rosary, to the right a lotus flower with turquoise flower; seated on a turquoise lotus flower; scrolling metal work decoration to the background; to each corner a turquoise bead with three faceted green stones to the side; to the edge a series of turquoise beads; to the inside and outside edges of the box wire work decoration in the form of lotus petals and chevrons. 175 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market; formerly in an old English collection. Very fine condition.
12th-13th century AD. A wide bronze bowl with short sides, later engraved on the inside with an image of the Buraq. 241 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a UK gentleman; formerly in an old German collection; acquired in the 1980s. Buraq is a steed in Islamic mythology, a creature from the heavens that transported the prophets. Most notably Buraq carried the Islamic prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and back during the Isra and Mi'raj or Night Journey, as recounted in hadith literature. Fine condition.
17th-18th century AD. A bronze casket with hinged lid; the chamfered lid decorated with openwork Arabic text to the top, bands of text to the rim and sides, to the centre a square panel with geometric Arabic text, two floral knop handles; hinged clasp with scrolling floral pattern; body of casket with panels of openwork Arabic text; small feet rivetted to the underside; hinges to the lid with scrolling floral pattern. 2.93 kg, 23cm (9"). Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. This lot is published at the front of section in the printed catalogue. Fine condition, hinge pins absent.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with chamfered sockets across a slightly curved H-section blade with straight edge, domed disc to the rear. Cf. Novotná, M. Die Äxte und Beile der Slowakei, Abteilung IX Band 3, Munich, 1970, item 351. 330 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an old Suffolk collection; formed 1990-2000. Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger blade with leaf-shaped blade, waisted to the middle and with raised mid-rib, pierced for six rivets. 143 grams, 27cm (10 1/2"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. Fine condition.
4th-2nd century BC. A squat bronze cauldron with carinated profile, flat everted rim; two applied escutcheons to the shoulder, each triangular with applied rivets; bands of ropework and bead detailing flanking a band of running scrolls; base repaired in antiquity with riveted plates. Cf. Macdonald, P. Llyn Cerrig Bach. A Study of the Copper Alloy Artefacts from the Insular La Tène Assemblage, Cardiff, 2007, fig. 19 (riveted cauldron fragment) and fig.26 (running scroll ornament"). 1.3 kg, 25cm (9 3/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly with the Den of Antiquity, Suffolk, UK, in 2010; previously in a European collection; accompanied by the old dealers ticket (1,250.00"). Cauldrons seem to have had some sort of sacred connotations from as early as the later Bronze Age in Europe, and to have been associated with funerary and water rituals. During the Iron Age cauldrons were deliberately buried in watery contexts, such as the Gundestrup cauldron from Denmark, as well as examples from Llyn Fawr in Mid-Glamorgan and Llyn Cerrig on the island of Anglesey. A huge bronze cauldron filled with more than two thousand pieces of jewellery comes from an Iron Age sacred spring at Duchcov in Czechoslovakia. Feasting associated with these cauldrons is attested in the vernacular mythological tradition, mainly in Ireland and Wales. Here, cauldrons were particularly concerned with Otherworld feasting and with rebirth and resurrection. It was believed that feasting halls in the Irish Otherworld possessed their own inexhaustible cauldron of plenty and regeneration, and were closely associated with the god Daghda who was believed to heal by placing wounded and dead warriors into his cauldron. Cauldrons are of particular interest since the archaeological and literary evidence have so many features in common. The feasting, regeneration and water symbolism which is so prominent in the vernacular mythology is present in the archaeological material. One of the repousse plates on the Gundestrup cauldron depicts a scene where a god accompanied by soldiers holds a man over a vat of liquid, perhaps in the act of resurrecting a dead warrior. This lot is published at the front of section in the printed catalogue. Fair condition, with many ancient repairs.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze round-section arm ring with three groups of appliqué wire motifs, each group formed as two biconical spirals flanking a larger triconical spiral. 47 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in Northamptonshire. Very fine condition. Extremely rare.
3rd-1st century BC. A very long bronze belt consisting of one hundred and thirteen plates in the form of bars with four raised bosses with horizontal mid sections; catch plate to either end with red enamel diamond pattern, three loops to the edge. 970 grams, 118cm (46 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze pendant in the form of a standing boar with punched dot decoration along the body; pierced at the back with bronze suspension ring threaded through. 7.89 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition. Extremely rare.
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze flat-ring terret of the Iceni with moustache-like motif reserved in red enamel to both faces. Cf. terret from Ashill, Norfolk in Natasha Hutcheson, Later Iron Age Norfolk: Metalwork, Landscape and Society, BAR British Series 361, 2--4, cat. No.131, p.120 and Fig. 131, p.135. 65 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number TE1; formerly in the Terry Young collection; found Norfolk, UK. 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. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. An openwork bronze lyre-type mount with tear-shaped upper register with 'hidden face', similar arm to each side with opposite crescents; a pair of punched circles to each section, remains of ribbed decoration; attachment loop to the reverse. 47.47 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE8; formerly in the 'Celtic Art Connoisseur of Cambridge collection'; found on the north bank of River Thames at Syon Park, near Isleworth, Middlesex, 1995-1998. Chris Rudd says: I can't recall seeing any other lyre-form mounts like this. However, it is interesting that the motif of two opposed crescent moons occurs frequently on the early gold coinage of the Catuvellauni, e.g. ABC 2442, 2445, 2508, 2511, 2514, 2550-74. A heart-shaped hidden face can also be seen on the first gold stater of Cunobelinus, ABC 2771, the most powerful of all Catuvellaunian rulers. This is obvious evidence that tribal emblems and dynastic heraldry can be seen not only on the Celtic coins of Britain, but also on other contemporary prestige metalwork; which is why I was keen to acquire this piece. 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. Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze strap junction formed from two crescentic circles joined in the centre and connected with a round-section rod; finely preserved red and yellow enamel to the obverse. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number SWYOR-6EE012; accompanied by a print out of the PAS report; also Hammond, B Benet's Arteacts of England and the United Kingdom, Witham, 2014, item I15-0315. 14.18 grams, 47mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE14; found Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK, August 2011. 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. Very fine condition. Rare.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A pale bronze rectangular mount with raised central triangular section, blue enamel to the geometric designs on the obverse. 39.78 grams, 53mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE13; found East Anglia, UK. 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. Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze chariot mount with hexagonal shank and flattened finials, a lion head applique to the centre. 225 grams, 11.2cm (4 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE12; formerly from the estate of George Wentworth; found Norfolk, UK. 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A large bronze dragonesque plate brooch with S-shaped curved body, a central section with pale blue and red enamel. 12 grams. 62mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number DB7; found near Catterick, North Yorkshire, UK. 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. Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A large bronze dragonesque 'eye type' brooch with openwork body, pellet eyes and leaf-shaped ears, central lentoid 'eye' motif. 18.25 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number DB1; found Cumbria, UK. 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. Very fine condition.
20th-15th century BC. A very large flared flat-section bronze axehead of Type Aylesford with slightly convex cutting edge, rounded butt; to one face, three rows of lightly incised bilinear chevrons. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 29; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.60. 618 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX2; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2007; found Lancashire, UK; accompanied by the vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. 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. Fine condition.
17th-15th century BC. A bronze flanged axehead with rounded butt and broad flared blade with convex cutting edge, facetted rhomboidal lateral flanges. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, fig. 25. Cf. Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003, item B01-0304, supplied with a certificate of publication. 335 grams, 13cm (5"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX18; previously the property of a West Yorkshire lady; collected from 1978-2008. 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. Very fine condition.
17th-15th century BC. A bronze flanged axehead of Type Balbirnie with rounded butt, broad flared blade with convex cutting edge, facetted rhomboidal lateral flanges. See Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.70-2. 319 grams, 13cm (5"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX17; found in the Carlisle area, Cumberland, UK. 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. Very fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with flared blade and straight cutting edge, V-shaped cleft to the rear with raised rims; old collector's label within the cleft marked '[...]wick Corb[.]b / Toome'. 277 grams, 96mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX83; formerly in the collection of a retired antique dealer who acquired it just after the war in Islington, London, UK; previously in the Knowles collection; found Toome Bar, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Recorded by CR with Michael Lewis, of the British Museum and Greer Ramsey, curator of Armagh County Museum, National Museums of Northern Ireland. 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. Fine condition, blade reworked.
2nd millennium BC. A very large bronze Leviathan Transitional Shelf Type looped palstave axehead, midribbed variant, with characteristically shallow septum and low-profile flanges. 708 grams, 21cm (8 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX40; found Wilberhams, Cambridgeshire, UK; on 15 November 2013. 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. Fine condition.
15th-10th century BC. A substantial fresh cast bronze looped palstave axehead with square cutting edge (never sharpened) and rebates to receive the handle incorporating raised 'grip' lines and with cast multiple longitudinal line ornament to each side, below the rebates; with attachment loop to one side (with inked reference 'Borough Hill, Northampton'); probably Isleham Type or Nettleham Type. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, pl.67, nos. 927-931. Published by Brett Hammond, Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, in The Searcher, October 2014, Fig. 11.p.52 (this axehead"). 384 grams, 14.5cm. ("). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX45; formerly in the Michael Nellist collection; found Borough Hill, Northampton, UK. 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. Very fine condition.
12th-8th century BC. A small, sturdy bronze palstave axehead with short blade and shallow convex cutting edge, square butt, square stop, long lateral loop. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 74 with proportionately longer blade; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, item 914. 381 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX42; acquired privately in 2005; found near Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire, UK; accompanied by the vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. 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. Very fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A cast bronze looped and socketted axehead of Type Salisbury with flared blade and straight edge, biconvex collar to the mouth, loop to one side and lateral ribs to each face. Published by Brett Hammond, Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, in The Searcher, October 2014, fig. 5, p.52 (this axehead"). 178 grams, 10cm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX72; previously with J. M. Jones of York; found near Martinsell Hill Fort, Wiltshire, UK, in 1981; accompanied by an old collector's record card and conservation notes dated 17th February 1984. 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. Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of five bronze dragonesque brooches comprising of: a large 'eye type' openwork brooch, a small plain with suspension loop at each end, plain with traces of red enamel, a fragment with blue enamel to the body, a nicely formed with bright blue and yellow enamel. 42 grams total, 32-52mm (1 1/4 - 2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers DB3,9,16 and 19; found North Yorkshire, UK. 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. [5] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A group of four bronze dragonesque brooches, each with S-shaped curved body, two with openwork body and two with traces of blue and white enamel. 44 grams total, 40-60mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers DB11,22,24 and 25; formerly in the collections of Don Lee and the e 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. [4] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches of Pannonian type, pins absent. 280 grams total, 25-45mm (1 - 1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CP5,6,12 and 15; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd says: 'In the early 1990s when I began dealing in Celtic coins I developed an interest in the tribes of eastern Europe. One such tribe was the Pannonii, a group of Illyrian peoples who had absorbed Celtic influences to varying degrees. Their territory lay south and west of the Danube (Danuvius) in the valleys of the Drava and Sava and the latter's Bosnian tributaries. In 119 BC the Romans campaigned against the Pannonii, seizing Siscia. In 35 BC Octavian (Augustus) established a garrison at Siscia. The conquest of the Pannonii, notably the Breuci in the Sava valley, was completed ruthlessly by Tiberius and the Roman province of Pannonia was set up in AD 9. However, Celtic cultural influence continued to permeate everday life in Pannonia, just as it did in Britannia after the Claudian invasion of AD 43. This Celtic influence can be seen in Pannonian brooches. In the 1990s, I formed this small collection of Celto-Pannonian brooches. It was intended to be a 'study group' and I was more interested in varieties of type, rather than quality; which is why almost all these brooches lack pins and are cheap. The Kräftig Profilierte ('strongly profiled') type is well represented here. They date to the first century AD and, in my opinion, retain much that is Celtic in their design. Comparatively few have been found in Britain.' 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. [48, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches of Pannonian type, some with punched or engraved decoration, pins absent. 430 grams total, 20-70mm (3/4 - 2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CP11,13,14 and 18; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd says: 'In the early 1990s when I began dealing in Celtic coins I developed an interest in the tribes of eastern Europe. One such tribe was the Pannonii, a group of Illyrian peoples who had absorbed Celtic influences to varying degrees. Their territory lay south and west of the Danube (Danuvius) in the valleys of the Drava and Sava and the latter's Bosnian tributaries. In 119 BC the Romans campaigned against the Pannonii, seizing Siscia. In 35 BC Octavian (Augustus) established a garrison at Siscia. The conquest of the Pannonii, notably the Breuci in the Sava valley, was completed ruthlessly by Tiberius and the Roman province of Pannonia was set up in AD 9. However, Celtic cultural influence continued to permeate everday life in Pannonia, just as it did in Britannia after the Claudian invasion of AD 43. This Celtic influence can be seen in Pannonian brooches. In the 1990s, I formed this small collection of Celto-Pannonian brooches. It was intended to be a 'study group' and I was more interested in varieties of type, rather than quality; which is why almost all these brooches lack pins and are cheap. The Kräftig Profilierte ('strongly profiled') type is well represented here. They date to the first century AD and, in my opinion, retain much that is Celtic in their design. Comparatively few have been found in Britain.' 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. [52, No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-2nd century BC. A mixed group comprising: a Phrygian iron brooch with two coils; a Phrygian bronze brooch with melon-bead segments; an iron brooch with bulbs to the bow; a bronze leech brooch; an iron La Tène I type with broad stud to the foot. See Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 and Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 for types. 127 grams total, 43-76mm (1 3/4 - 3"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E8,17 and 21-23; 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. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th-1st century BC. A mixed group of bronze brooches including La Tène I, La Tène II and other types. See Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 for types. 75 grams total, 29-70mm (1 3/4 - 2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E11,12,15,32,34,35,37,40 and 44; 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. [9, No Reserve] Mainly very fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze plate brooches with openwork trumpet-whorl detailing. See Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 for types. 92 grams total, 33-50mm (1 1/4 - 2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers SS1,3 and O23-27; 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. [7, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze penannular brooch with expanded terminals, notched ribs, coiled wire pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 108. 5.85 grams, 28mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers PE9 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze flat-ring terret fragment with red-enamelled La Tène Style ornament, two bronze collars. Cf. Hammond, B. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Third Edition, Witham, 2014, p.122, no.115-0106; 58 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number TE4; found Castle Rising, Norfolk, 1994. 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A large bronze finial formed of a pierced globular body, flat almond-shaped top, raised conical centre with red and white inlay; remains of iron pin. 101 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE10; found near Toftrees, North Norfolk, UK. Chris Rudd says: 'The radiate solar wheel, seen here in the context of the all-seeing eye of the Celtic Supreme Being, is a familiar icon in the early gold coinage of the Iceni', cf. ABC 1414, 1420, 1429-38, 1453. See Dr John Davies' comments on the symbols of the Iceni in The Land of Boudica, p.110-111. 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. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of five bronze items comprising of: a curved S-shaped cosmetic grinder with scroll top and flattened bottom; a similar C-shaped with broken 'dragon-head' finial; a cosmetic or medical implement with large suspension loop to the top and pointed curved end; a Roman phallic pendant with large flattened suspension loop; a triangular-section mount. 63.24 grams total, 34-70mm (1 1/4 - 2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CE39-42; CE39 and CE42 from the estate of George Wentworth; CE41 formerly in the Michael Nellist collection, found Norfolk; and CE40 found Narborough, Norfolk, UK. 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. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of four bronze items comprising of: a human head mount, a flat discoid mount with bright red enamel, an unusual discoid mount with white enamel; a round-section pin with unusual D-shaped finial. 42 grams total, 23-71mm (1 - 2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; CE11,25,27 and 38; CE11 from the estate of George Wentworth; found Lowestoft, Suffolk; CE25 formerly in the Don Lee collection; found near Norwich, Norfolk; CE27 found Cumbria; CE38 found near Narborough, Norfolk, UK. 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. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-15th century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a military strap end with La Tène trumpet swirl finial; a knee brooch; a lozengiform belt fitting with hook; a belt buckle with triangular spur; a lozengiform plate brooch; a prick spur with lateral lugs; a phallic pendant; a ring brooch with radiating segments; a ring brooch with punched stars; a pelta brooch with hound above; a square brooch with pin;an annular mount with three pellets; a radiating wheel pendant; a casket key. 108 grams total, 18-60mm (3/4 - 2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE75; acquired on the UK art market. 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. [14, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A mixed group of bronze items comprising of: a quatrefoil mount with rectangular attachment loop to the reverse; a fine openwork mount with high-relief geometric decoration to obverse, broken attachment loop to the reverse; a rectangular mount with 'chessboard' design and traces of red enamel, attachment loop to each end at the reverse. 43 grams total, 30-35mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CE19,17 and 21; from the estate of George Wentworth; found Grimston, Norfolk, Cumbria and Willerby, East Yorkshire, UK. 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. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd-1st century BC. A bronze 'proto-money' or harness ring group comprising twenty-two round-, lozenge- and flat-section rings. 87 grams total, 13-15mm (1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CB25; formerly acquired in the 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] Very fine condition.
3rd-1st century BC. A mixed group of bronze 'proto-money' or harness rings comprising: two 'starburst' type; four rings with stacked radiating lobes; one barrel-shaped; one propeller type; one with four lobes; one bell-type. 139 grams total, 16-31mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CB4; formerly acquired in the 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. [10, No Reserve] Very fine condition.
3rd-1st century BC. A mixed group of bronze 'proto-money' or harness rings comprising: two propeller type; three rings with radiating lugs to each aperture; one with four radiating bird-head lugs; two interlocked rings;three with radiating lobes; one with 'starburst' arms. 128 grams, 14-49mm (1/2 - 2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CB3; formerly acquired in the 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. [11, No Reserve] Very fine condition.
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