2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze miniature votive axehead with elliptical socket and basal loop. 8.64 grams, 24mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE50; found Chichester, West Sussex, 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.
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2nd millennium BC. A socketted bronze axehead with loop and flared lateral ribs, flared blade, collar to the mouth, lateral ribs to each face. See Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 for discussion of types. 202g, 10.5cm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX71; previously the property of an East Anglian professional; acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1980s. Similar to Chris Rudd's AX 57 (Salisbury Type), but much heavier, more robust and made for axe-work. 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 matched pair of bronze harness mounts, each a vertical grid with loop above and stepped slot below, flanked by two C-shaped scrolled elements, all with ring-and-dot detailing to the upper face. Cf. James, S. Excavations at Dura Europos 1928-1937. VII The Arms, Armour and Other Military Equipment, London, 2004 item 329 for type. 124 grams total, 93mm (3 3/4"). Found near York, Yorkshire, UK. [2] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A gilt-bronze plate brch with running ropework detail to the rim, central cell with blue glass cone, remains of lug and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 535 for type. 7.26 grams, 24mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U29; 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] Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze openwork plate brooch formed as four axes; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1630. 14 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O9; 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] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A tinned bronze plate brooch comprising six radiating fronds with incised detailing, five applied bone discs; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 514. 4.59 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number PB2; 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 AD. A lozengiform bronze plate brooch with tiered centre, roundel to each angle, central red enamel disc with white centre on a blue and white field with millefiori rosettes. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 559. 7.30 grams, 48mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CoP1; 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] Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A mixed bronze burial group comprising: a harness strap junction with parcel-gilt raised concentric lozenges, lobes with studs to the reverse, old collector's label '89.114.54a'; a similar fitting pierced at the centre, to lateral lobes, an adjustable bronze wire child's bracelet, numbered '89.114.36'; a flat annular brooch numbered '89.114.35'; a sub-triangular plaque with row of attachment holes to the long edge, four holes below the apex, number '89.114.18'. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993 item 10.31. 41 grams total, annular brooch: 49mm (2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a Mayfair collection; acquired before 1990. [5] Fair condition.
Published 1964 AD. G. Wilson Peck, English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958 British Museum, 2nd edition, 1964; blue cloth with dustwrapper (torn and lacking spine part"). 2.16 kg, 26.5 x 21.5cm. (10 1/2 x 8 1/2"). The best edition of this standard work with the series extended to 1963. Very good condition; dustwrapper defective.
9th-11th century AD. A large group of silver items comprising of: nine northern European coins, a gilded lion-head finial, a heater-shaped pendant with cross decoration and pelleted border, a crescentic pendant fragment, a cross pendant fragment, a Thor's hammer amuletic pendant, a fragment of a flat rectangular pendant, four fragments of belt mounts, thirty-eight ingot bars fragments, two coiled hair ring fragments, a twisted torc fragment, two temple rings(?) fragments; seven bronze barrel-shaped weight with decoration, two bronze plain of polyhedral shape. 523 grams total, 9-59mm (1/4 - 2 1/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [71 No Reserve] Fine condition, as deposited.
2nd-7th century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a tribract pendant with central loop; a dress pin fragment with bird finial; a dress pin with addorsed bird-heads; a hinged lid with hollow-formed bird head; a dolphin mount; a horse-shaped brooch; a ring with opposed beast-heads. See Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911 plate LIV for dolphin. 104 grams total, 28-47mm (1 - 1 3/4"). Property of an Alberta gentleman; formerly in a Canadian collection formed in the 1980s. [7 No Reserve] Fair condition, one dress pin broken.
10th-12th century AD. A bronze ring formed from a flat sheet with tapering ends, an interlaced knot design to the centre; remains of gilding. 4.57 grams, 21.78 overall, 20.09 internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2 USA 10 1/4 Europe 23.15 Japan 22) (3/4"). From a private ring collection; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved. A large wearable size.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze phallus pendant with suspension loop to the upper face. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 3.586. 12 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Fine condition.
8th-10th century AD. A round-section bronze hoop and a flat circular bezel with engraved motif of a seated St. Mary holding infant Jesus, facing a female saint in a long robe. 3.71 grams, 21.48mm overall, 17.68mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2 USA 7 1/2 Europe 15.61 Japan 15) (3/4"). Ex Swiss collection; acquired 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze pendant formed as miniature hair-shears with triangular blades and round-section spring loop extending to the upper edge of each blade; to one face a panel of running La Tène 'Mirror Style' incised scrolls with pointillé detailing. 18 grams, 49mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE55; ex Michael Nellist collection; found near Fakenham, Norfolk, UK. Chris Rudd says: 'During my excavations at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53 I discovered half of a pair of iron shears of late Iron Age or early Romano-British date. They were clearly shears used for sheep shearing; their design had hardly changed in 2000 years. However, this remarkable Iceni bronze pendant from Fakenham is unquestionably a miniature version of human hair-shears, as indicated by its refined design and delicate Celtic-style decoration. This decoration is similar to that of the bronze hair-shears excavated a dozen or so years ago during the laying of a gas pipeline at an iron age settlement site at Hamperden End, Essex (see my report, 'Is this how King Cunobelin cut his hair?' Coin News, December 2004 p.25"). My guess is that the Fakenham pendant was proudly worn around the neck of an up-market Icenian hairdresser. Would I be so bold as to speculate that it might have graced the neck of the royal hairdresser who tried to tame the long tawny locks of Queen Boudica herself? Why not? The Hamperden End hair 'scissors' were dated c.20BC-AD70; Boudica died in her prime c.AD61'; accompanied by a copy of the Coin News article. 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.
8th-9th century AD. A large bronze neck-ring formed as a tapering shank with round-section median section, twisted bands and cruciform-section terminals. Cf. Sedov, V.V. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987 plate CV., item 12. 234 grams, 18cm (7"). From the collection of an East London gentleman; by inheritance; originally acquired 1950s-1960s. Fine condition.
9th century AD. A bronze discoid garment fastener with two pierced lugs, recurved garment hook, beaded border, central boss on triangular panel with zoomorphic elements around. See Read, B. Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008 for discussion. 19 grams, 52mm (2"). Property of a gentleman; found Norfolk. Very fine condition.
6th century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising a cruciform headplate with waisted arms, animal-mask finial, deep bow with triangular panels, waisted footplate with similar animal-mask finial, raised D-shaped ears; lines of punched-point detailing, ropework collars; pierced lug to the reverse for the pin, long catchplate with ribbed detailing. 45 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. The bow and footplate are similar to many standard types of cruciform brooch, the lateral arms derive from the cross-potent type of small-long brooch and the animal mask of the headplate is based on the similar mask on the footplate. Fine condition.
12th-10th century BC. An iron sword copying a typical pattern of the Late Bronze Age period, of generally Ewart Park form, the blade tapering from the point to its widest and tapering again to the flared hilt with a pronounced central rib to the full length; the hilt (lacking the extremity) with two surviving rivets that would have secured organic hilt scales. See Brown, M. A., Swords and Sequence in the British Bronze Age, Archaeologia CVII, 1982 pl.II, number 2 (Barrow, Suffolk) and 6 (Thames, Brentford) and Burgess and Colquhoun, The Swords of Britain, Prahistorische Bronzefunde IV, 5 pl.86 no.584 for similar types in bronze. 460 grams, 65cm (25 1/2"). From the collection of an East London gentleman; by inheritance; originally acquired 1950s-1960s; reputedly found in East Anglia, early 20th century, during dyke cutting operations. Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The change from bronze to iron as primary material for weapons and implements happened slowly and spread to Britain from Europe; this sword is a direct copy in iron of a classic bronze type and the ironsmith who made it must have been familiar with the traditional bronze sword forms, indicating an early date and it was possibly imported from Europe. As such it represents a fascinating and important link between the two cultures of metalworking that started in the Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture. Good condition. Extremely rare.
11th-14th century AD. A sheet bronze squat container comprising a flat base and flared sidewall, carinated domed lid; C-shaped drop handle, two chain hinges, securing hasp and loop; impressed basketwork pattern to the underside. 83 grams, 75mm (3"). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze headstud bow brooch with loop and transverse arms, deep bow with enamelled roundel above a band of enamelled lozenges, ribbed foot, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 420. 19 grams, 52mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number H10; 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] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze discoid plate brooch with dentilled rim and six curved radiating spokes, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1626 for type. 10 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O29; formerly in the David winter collection. 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 AD. A bronze composite plate brooch with spring and pin attached to a plaque of four roundels below a transverse bar with enamelled panel. 8.97 grams, 40mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US34; 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] Fine condition. Scarce.
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze 'ridged arch' terret of the Corieltavi, Spratling's Group V, with gussetted ribs to the outer face, domed finials. Cf. Hammond, B. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Third Edition, Witham, 2014 p.122 no.115-0106; reported to Portable Antiquities Scheme FLO Adrian Daubney. 30 grams, 40mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number TE11; found Barkston, Lincolnshire, 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. Rare.
3rd century BC. A bronze plaque with a high-relief scene featuring a reclining female facing with ribbed mantle to the shoulders, crook supported by the left arm, chignon hairstyle, right arm extended to a bowl of fruit(?) on the right knee; body supported by a monstrous bearded head with open mouth; goat in the field beneath a beehive, bull above the bowl; one square and one round hole for attachment pegs. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Cf. head of Odysseus of Sperlonga in Kjellberg, E. & Säflund, G. Greek and Roman Art 3000 BC to AD 550 London, 1968 item 98. 112 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Fine condition.
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A gilt-bronze figure of a reclining ox, head held down and with horns curving into the centre of the head; legs folded under body and with short tail to the rear; hollow to the underside. 164 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze equal-ended plate brooch, lozengiform with median ropework rib, inset glass roundel to the outer angles, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1591. 7.39 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number EE13; 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] Extremely fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A gilt bronze domed harness mount with stud to the reverse, a crouching beast with flexed leg, one regardant head attached at the rump and one facing forwards in profile; linear hatching to the body. 13 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Fine condition, usage wear.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze spearhead with tapering midrib, leaf-shaped blade with median rib to each face, two flattened attachment loops, everted collar to mouth, old collector's label 'Co Antrim, DML'. 90 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BA6; ex DNW sale 30.9.2013 lot 3111 (pt); found County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 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 century AD. A bronze brooch comprising a transverse arm and D-shaped headplate with dentilled edge, three ring-and-dot motifs; right-angled bow with raised flanges, median slot, lateral wings with ring-and-dot motifs; flared discoid foot with stud beneath; hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 470 for type. 35 grams, 61mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Kn24; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. The lateral wings and a recessed bow are unusual features for knee brooches as is the large size. 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; catchplate absent, pin set open. Rare.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze phallus pendant with suspension ring to the rear. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 3.586. 7.45 grams, 26mm (1"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze vessel handle in the form of a panther with arching body, lower legs together with tail arching between, front legs splayed and with head between, mouth slightly open. 65 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
5th century AD. A D-section bronze hoop with expanding ribbed shoulders, discoid plaque with raised rim enclosing a low-relief image of two robed figures facing each other. See Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993 item 206 for type. 9.74 grams, 28mm overall, 22.95mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+2 1/2 USA 13 3/4 Europe 32.01 Japan 30) (1"). From an import collection of finger rings; acquired late 1990s-2010. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
10th-11th century AD. A group of three items comprising of: silver chain with large hollow tear-shaped bead, applied filigree decoration to the body; a remain of similar bead to the other end; a globular openwork bead formed from wires and pellets; a bronze bell-shaped pendant. 79 grams total, 2-45.5cm (3/4 - 18"). 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. [3] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches of Pannonian type comprising: seven small kräftige profilierte brooches with trumpet-head bow and six similar, larger examples; twenty five similar brooches with flared bow and six larger examples. 346 grams total, 29-45mm (1 1/4 - 1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CP1 CP3 CP4 CP7 & CP8; 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. [44 No Reserve] Fair condition.
8th-5th century BC. A very large bronze brooch comprising a square-section bow with two coils attached to a round-section arm with spiral ribbing to the head, bulbous collar, s-curved catch and discoid plaque to the foot. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 197. 172 grams, 25.5cm (10"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E1; 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. Fine condition, repair to bow.
1st century AD. A bronze Z-formed dragonesque brooch with enamelled cells to the body, loop and panel with raised median bar to each finial, chin attached to the chest, coiled pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 608. 7.32 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s, collection number DB10; found Willerby, 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. Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze plate brooches comprising five enamelled sandals, one similar with studs, a pair of sandals conjoined. 59 grams total, 30-43mm (1 1/4 - 1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers S1-S7; 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, two with pins.
4th century AD. A large bronze crossbow brooch with two holes to the transverse arm, three onion-shaped knops with points, thick bow with band of engraved hatching, rectangular footplate with ring-and-dot motifs, chamfered lateral panels; catchplate to the reverse, pierced with bronze wire. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 505 for type. 82 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number C10; 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] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze brooch with a flat-section bow with integral catchplate, hinged pin forming a pincer with the bow's extension; punched pellets, saltires and incised lines. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1271. 13 grams, 75mm (3"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US4; 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] Fine condition. Scarce.
2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch comprising an applied bone facing with ribbed border, central green glass(?) dome; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1028 for type. 13 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U32; 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. Fine condition. Very rare.
9th-8th century BC. A large bronze pendant in a form of two joined horses, each with circular eyes slim nozzle; suspension loop to the centre. 117 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Fair condition.
18th century AD. A hollow globular bronze bell with square-section suspension loop to the top, incised 'flower' decoration to the bottom with 'R' and 'W', for Robert Wells workshop; flat rectangular iron rod with coiled ends attached to the loop. 165 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze bow brooch of Aucissa type with deep bow, chamfered sides, rectangular collar with two recesses and incised chevron above, tapering foot with ledge finial, substantial hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 306. 18 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E67; 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 AD. A bronze plate brooch with tiered square central section, enamelled panel to the apex, four radiating arms; each a pelletted band and enamelled cells; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1586 for type. 7.62 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number L1; 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. Scarce.
1st century AD. A mixed group of Pannonian bronze bow brooches comprising: eight small knee brooches with sprung pins; eight small kräftige profilierte brooches with trumpet-head bows; nine early crossbow type brooches (all fragmentary); twenty-one large kräftige profilierte brooches with flared bows. 435 grams total, 26-58mm (1 - 2 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CP2 CP9CP10CP16 & CP17; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chridd 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. [46 No Reserve] Fair condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch with tiered finials, tinned D-section centre, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11668 for type. 6.74 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number EE11; 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.
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze medical implements comprising: two with fine balustered stem, probe to one end and scooped spoon to the other; two with fine balustered stem, probe to one end and blade to the other; one square-section spike with baluster and clubbed finial; one pin with tapering shaft, ropework panel, pierced eye with dentilled rim. See Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 items 3.451- 3.465 for types. 46 grams total, 11.5-15cm (4 1/2 - 6"). Property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980. [6] Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze brooch of Langton Down type with hollow transverse head, sprung pin, vertical shank with parallel ribbing, openwork catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 770. 5.54 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E62; 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.
3rd-4th century AD. A mixed group of four bronze crossbow brooches with a P-shaped bow brooch and a similar bow brooch with pierced D-shaped plaque to the headplate. See discussion in Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011. 149 grams, 47-69mm (1 3/4 - 2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers C43-45 C49 C51 & C58; 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. [6 No Reserve] Very fine condition, one pin absent.
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