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Lot 1705
Roman, bronze phallic pendants (3), 2nd century AD, all moulded in the round with a slightly upwards elongated curving shaft, with tapering tips, rounded knobs on each side forming the testicles; each with central suspension loop (all broken) [3]. All about fine £40-£60 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
![Roman, bronze keys (7), 3rd-4th century, includes folding circular handles with hollow shanks and openwork bits [7]. Fine or](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/6c961753-ccf5-4336-ad5e-b02a0115ec45/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1681
Roman, circular bronze plaquette, 1st-2nd century, 3.8cm diameter, moulded with a draped female bust, seated on a throne, arms held against her chest, a small nude male figure by her right shoulder. About very fine with an olive green patina £60-£80 --- Provenance: from a UK collection The female figure may represent Vesta and the small male figure may be either Hercules or Jupiter.
Lot 1694
Roman, bronze military fittings (5), 1st-4th century, including harness pendant, 67mm x 44mm, of piriform shape with a projecting knob at the bottom; phalera disc mount, 7cm diameter with silver and niello inlay of a four-petalled flower in the centre, hinged behind; belt stud with four rivets and decorated with ring and dot design; part of a buckle with a facing head; buckle plate with traces of decoration [4]. Varied state £80-£100 --- Provenance: disc mount found in Hertfordshire; piriform pendant found in Suffolk
Lot 1649
Near Eastern, bronze flat axe, c. 1,500 BC, 174mm x 65mm, trapezoid blade in outline with curved sides and expanding curved blade, lugs on either side at junction with butt; tree symbol maker’s mark in centre on one side (cf. McAlpine 17.14). Very fine with green patina £60-£80 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
![Greek Multiple Lots, Miscellaneous Greek bronze coins (6) [6]. Varied state, with collectors’ tickets £30-£40](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/16216688-ba01-425b-81e1-b02a011675a1/468x382.jpg)
![Roman/Byzantine, bronze buckles (12), including large pelta shape with involute terminals; oval with various plates [12]. Var](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/32ddd96a-53a9-448f-b1bd-b02a011b88bf/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1711
Eastern Roman, gilt-bronze brooch, 3rd century AD, crossbow variant, 7cm x 3cm, short arched bow with a returned foot decorated with ribbing; the side knobs are almond shaped and deeply grooved, part of a chain is attached to the head loop (cf. Hattatt 1399). Very fine but head knob missing, rare £40-£60 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
Lot 1763
15th century, a bronze chess type circular seal matrix, 22mm diameter by 24mm deep; central design of a shield containing the letters ex ex ex around a wheel; the shield is surmounted by a flying bird with wings upright; legend reads ghent hrevf dalt (Ghent rules?). Very fine £180-£220 --- Provenance: found in Hampshire
Lot 1745
13th-14th century, bronze circular seal matrices (4), two birds perched drinking from a chalice, reads crede michi m (believe me); lamb of God, reads ecce agnvs dei (behold the lamb of God); bird above a smaller bird below, reads sigillvm amor (seal of love); fleur de lis, reads s iehan de vis [4]. Fine to very fine £120-£160 --- Provenance: all found in East Anglia
Lot 1759
14th century, a bronze chess type seal matrix with circular face, 2cm diameter, central design of a heraldic shield containing a fox standing upright, three flowers above and a flower on each side, reads s lovi de vel. Very fine with a slightly porous patina £80-£100 --- Provenance: found in Hampshire
Lot 1175
Greek Multiple Lots, ZEUGETANIA, Carthage, Æ Unit, 400-350, wreathed head of Tanit left, rev. horse right, palm tree behind, 2.25g (SNG Copenhagen 114); SKYTHIA, Olbia, Æ Unit, 330-300, head of Pan left, rev. axe and bowcase, 9.71g (SNG BM 469); KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip V, Æ 21, bearded head of Herakles right, rev. harpa in oak wreath, 7.99g (McClean 3640ff); PHOENICIA, Marathos, Æ 19, 2nd century BC, bust of Ptolemy VI right, caduceus over shoulder, rev. Marathus standing left, holding aphlaston, 9.13g (BMC 19ff); together with other bronze coins (2) [6]. Fine to very fine, one smoothed £80-£100
Lot 1651
Bronze Age, socketed and looped axe, c. 1000-800 BC, 88mm x 36mm x 34mm deep; square socket mouth with slightly flared sides to the rectangular sub-sectioned axe head. Very fine with a dusty green patina £160-£200 --- Provenance: Royal Berkshire Collection [originally found near Peterborough]
Lot 1663
Iron Age, brooches (5), including Persian arm and hand type, 8th century BC; Phrygian D-shaped rounded bow with moulded flanges; Italian high-arched bow with triangular shaped catchplate (2); La Tene II bow with returned foot and hollow bronze bead decoration (cf. Hattatt 731) [5]. About very fine £100-£150 --- Provenance: all from a UK collection
![Roman, bronze heads of Cupid (2), 2nd century AD, young god with cherubic face and curly hair with central plait [2]. Fine or](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/86fc29bb-5390-4793-9385-b02a011940ab/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1704
Roman, bronze phallic pendant, 2nd century AD, 4.5cm long, moulded in the round with a slightly upwards elongated curving shaft, small rounded knobs on each side forming the testicles; central suspension loop. In fine condition with a light green, slightly pitted, patina £40-£60 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
Lot 1671
Celtic, bronze pin head, 1st century AD, 32mm by 11mm, moulded in the round with a solid shaft below, male head with lentoid eyes, straight mouth, with the hair represented by long grooves; together with a bronze dress fastener or toggle with a bar head with bulbous ends and a central raised rib [2]. Fine or better £80-£100 --- Provenance: both found in Hampshire
Lot 1666
Iron Age/Celtic, a bronze phallic bull’s head socketed mount, c. 2nd-1st century BC, 4cm x 3.2cm x 4cm; facing bull’s head with large moulded semi-circular eyes, extending from these on each side are tapering curved horns; the face is curved ending in a ribbed snout; viewed upside down the eyes appear as testicles and the snout a phallus; viewed from the side the eyes become buttocks and the snout a head; oval socket behind. Good fine with a light green patina, uneven in places; extremely rare and significant, a previously unknown type £200-£300 --- Provenance: found near Farley (Wiltshire) in 2018 (PAS HAMP-A02C9E)
Lot 1722
Romano-British, zoomorphic brooches (2), bronze trumpet-headed fly brooch, 2nd century, 33mm x 17mm, outline of a fly with blue enamelled wings (cf. Hattatt 974); bounding hare with body divided into three cells (cf. Hattatt 612) [2]. Fine or better £60-£80 --- Provenance: both found in Hertfordshire
Lot 1730
Anglo-Saxon, bronze artefacts (7), 6th-11th century, small radiate head brooch, with traces of gilding; tweezers decorated with ring and dot design and expanded jaws; strap end with niello inlay of S-scrolls; gilded fragment of a mount decorated with a voided cross; dress hooks (2), one decorated with an expanded cross, the other gilded with a facing head of a cat [7]. Varied state £80-£100 --- Provenance: all found in Hertfordshire
![Miscellaneous Roman Imperial bronze coins (24), various emperors and types [24]. Varied state £60-£80](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/5d254302-a8c0-448c-b293-b02a01175607/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1754
14th century, a circular bronze seal matrix with an offset suspension loop behind, 21mm diameter; face inscribed with mirialond : is : cakebred (Miriam Cakebred); fantastical creature with the body of a lion and two heads, one a griffin, the other a man (similar to a manticore, but with two heads). About extremely fine with an olive green patina £200-£300 --- Provenance: from a UK collection (originally found in Norfolk) The surname Cakebred is first found in Cambridgeshire, and refers to a baker of fine and sweet bread. Bread made in flattened cakes was popular during the Medieval period. The name Miriam is of Judaic origin. A Richard Cakebred is recorded in Suffolk in 1327.
![Assorted Roman bronze coins (34), various types [34]. Mostly fair to fine, a few better £60-£80](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/408ea559-d835-4ff0-bfc2-b02a0114f0a7/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1679
Roman, bronze brooches (3), 1st-2nd century, including a pair of Trumpet-derived bow and fantail, with lozenge-shaped panels with blue and red enamelled cells (cf. Hattatt 988); disc with unusual tri-lobed design, with three blue enamel cells and original hinged pin [3]. Two very fine, the other fine £100-£120 --- Provenance: all found in East Yorkshire
Lot 1715
Eastern Roman, bronze bull, 5.3cm x 3.2cm, standing on short legs with a strong body, a drooping dewlap and a curled tail with a bushy tail; the head has large circular eyes and short curved horns. Very fine with a dark green patina and some earthen deposit £100-£150 --- Provenance: from a UK collection The bull was sacred and worshipped as the god Apis in Egypt.
Lot 1714
Roman, bronze Astragalus or knucklebones (2), gaming piece in the shape of a sheep’s bone knuckle; together with Roman and Byzantine lead seals (17), including two heads facing; emperor facing; three emperors; star; Pegasus; various inscriptions [19]. Varied state £80-£100 --- Provenance: all from a UK collection
Lot 1706
Roman, bronze brooches (7), 2nd-3rd century, various European P-shape types, all complete with pin, several with extended catch plates; Kraftig profilierte type, 1st-early 2nd century, ‘anchor’ with animal heads on each side, bird mounted on the leg and a raised foot knob; silver trumpet head with a conical foot knob; equal-armed fantail with a flat bow and two large bosses [8]. Mostly very fine with green patina £150-£200 --- Provenance: from a UK private collection formed in the 1990s
Lot 1668
Celtic, bronze artefacts (5), early 1st century AD, including bucket mount of a bird with large circular loop below for attachment, 25mm by 20mm; strap fastener with a rectangular head and triangular loop; dragon’s head mount with central rivet hole and upturned open snout; Aesica brooch with circular plate and expanded foot with moulded cable motif; triangular shape dress fitting with three knobs around central opening [5]. Fine or better £60-£80 --- Provenance: all found in Hampshire and recorded
Lot 1718
Romano-British, 1st-2nd century, bronze artefacts (5), including bull’s head bucket mount with incurved horns and long snout; horse head mount with swept back mane; head of a youth with pin behind; openwork belt mount with two dolphins with two studs behind; short pin with pierced head and attached link [5]. All about very fine £100-£150 --- Provenance: from a UK collection (all found near Wroxeter)
Lot 1739
The Norfolk Viking Urnes Die Viking, 11th century bronze ‘Pressblech’ die, 140mm long x 26-32mm wide x 7mm thick, 186g; decorated in high relief on one side with an intricate Urnes style design which could represent the world tree Yggdrasill with the monstrous serpent Nidhogg within its roots; the body of the serpent weaves around forming tendrils and interlacing with itself and the tree, with a tendril emerging in front of the head; another smaller beast appears within the tree lower down; at the pointed terminal the serpent’s tail extends out into a large fleur-de-lis; around the design is a beaded border on a raised ridge which represents the edge of the die. Very fine with a green patina which has worn slightly on the high points to reveal a reddish brown colour £16,000-£24,000 --- Provenance: found by Jason Jones metal detecting in a field in Norfolk where previously he had found two hammered silver coins. Returning to that location Jason got a loud signal from his detector and at a depth of just 2 inches found the bronze die. Initially he had no idea what it was, but that evening after posting a picture on Facebook he realised it was Viking in date and notified the local Archaeologist to have it recorded. There is a curve to the die suggesting the pressed foil produced was not mounted on a flat surface. The cheek guards on each side of a Viking helmet are curved in this manner and it is possible that the die was used to make ornamentation applied to the iron surface. In Norse mythology the gigantic ash tree, Yggdrasill, formed a column linking the gods with mankind and the dead. Its prosperity was linked to the universe and the world. A variety of animals lived in the tree, including the serpent Nidhogg, a squirrel called Ratatosk who ran up and down its trunk conveying messages between the serpent and an eagle who lived in its top branches. Other serpents also gnawed at the roots of the tree causing hardship, which is why offerings were made by Vikings to protect trees beside temples. The fleur-de-lis was a symbol of purity in antiquity and was used in the crowning of Clovis, king of the Franks, in 481 AD. Urnes style is the final phase of Viking art dating from the mid 11th century into the early 12th century, taking its name from the carved wooden doors of the stave church at Urnes in western Norway with the slender animals displaying large almond shaped eyes, and long jaws with lappets curled back. This church has been excavated and originally dates to the 11th century, but was rebuilt in the 12th century with the Urnes style decorated staves being placed in the new building. The staves were originally planks set directly into the ground, but because the wood rotted away, sills or stone foundations were used to protect the wood. The iconic Sutton Hoo helmet dating from the 7th century is an earlier example of an iron helmet which was richly ornamented giving it a status befitting a king. The decorated sheets of tinned bronze were applied to the surface using dies similar to our example. This process was called ‘pressblech’ which allowed mass production using a single die. Pressing thin sheets of metal, which can be of bronze, silver or gold into the die creates a mirror image of the design which are then applied to the surface of the helmet. The decorative panels created are lightweight but with a detailed image in relief. This process is similar to the metal working technique called repousee where pressure is applied from the reverse side to create a detailed design in relief.
Lot 1630
The weights are based on a shekel of 11.4 grams, a twentieth of a shekel being the gerah, while the nezef was five-sixths of a stater. Inscribed examples are much rarer, and the typical form is dome-shaped. The materials used are generally limestone, as well as hematite and some quartz, occasionally glass and bronze. Judaea, black basalt weight for 16 Shekels, 9th-1st century BC, 178.08g, 5cm x 3.4cm, dome shaped with a flat base. Very fine with some light surface marks £100-£150 --- Provenance: Kölner Münzkabinett Auction 28, 14 October 1980, lot 58
Lot 1684
Roman, bronze brooches (4), 1st-2nd century, including Kraftig Profilierte anchor type (2); standard type with bow mouldings; knee variant with fan-shaped head; P-shaped with returned foot (cf. Hattatt 488) [4]. All about very fine, two with pins £60-£80 --- Provenance: all from a UK collection
Lot 1669
Celtic, bronze figure of a prostrate bull, 1st century AD, 3cm x 1.8cm x 2.3cm high; incised lozenge-shaped eyes with rounded horns; body is flat underneath and hollowed out, with the front and back legs spread out and touching at the hooves; the body has two grooved straps around it indicating a ritual sacrifice. Very fine with an olive green patina £200-£300 --- Provenance: recorded with the Suffolk Archaeological Unit in 1992 (SSAOO4) A sacrificial bull appears on a Cunobelin bronze unit with a winged figure above stabbing it; also on the Gundestrup Cauldron where three warriors hold swords to the bulls.
![Miscellaneous Roman Imperial bronze coins (19), various emperors and types [19]. Varied state £60-£80](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/70b25e2c-e2b4-4459-b5ba-b02a011ad830/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1067
CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, bronze Unit, winged head left, cvno belin around, rev. metal-worker seated right, holding hammer, [t]ascio behind, 2.20g (ABC 2969; BMC 1972ff; S 342); together with a silver Unit [2]. First with small scratch on obverse, otherwise very fine, green patina, second about fine £60-£80
![Roman, bronze miniature feet (4), all fragments from figures, 1st-3rd century, two wearing sandals [4]. Fine or better £40-£6](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/32466b59-85ae-4276-a736-b02a011861d3/468x382.jpg)
![Miscellaneous Ancient bronze coins (116), various periods and types [116]. Varied state £80-£100](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/10c2a736-416b-4dc3-8fe2-b02a01154853/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1180
Greek Multiple Lots, ACHAIA, Achaian League, Elis, Triobol, 86-50, laureate head of Zeus left, rev. league monogram and thunderbolt within wreath, 2.01g (BCD –; McClean –); KINGS OF CAPPADOCIA, Ariobarzanes I (95-63), Drachm, diademed head right, rev. Athena standing left, holding Victory, 4.11g (Sear 7302); together with bronze coins (5) [7]. Fine to very fine, first rare £80-£100
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