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Lot 1719
Romano-British, bronze artefacts (4), 1st-2nd century, folding knife handle of a dog chasing a hare; Piriform seal box lid decorated with a vine tendril; hinge-headed plate brooch with an enamelled triangular bow; Aesica brooch with a fan tail foot decorated with ring and dot (cf. Hattatt 293) [4]. All fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: all found in Hampshire and recorded
Lot 1710
Roman, bronze brooches (6), 2nd-4th century, including horse standing and grazing on a ground line; bird in flight; spiral of four horse heads; openwork design with four palmette ends and kidney shaped openings (cf. Hattatt 1135); Aucissa type; crossbow [6]. Fine or better £80-£100 --- Provenance: all from a UK collection
Lot 1652
Bronze Age, a socketed and looped axe, c. 1000-800 BC, 8.9cm long by 4.2cm wide by 3.4cm deep; square socket mouth with slightly flared sides to the rectangular sub-sectioned axe head. About fine with a light brown patina £100-£120 --- Provenance: from a UK collection; an old attached label reads ‘from Northumber’
Lot 1697
Roman, bronze phallic harness pendant, 2nd century AD, rounded testes, flat behind with an oval-shaped phallus; together with a small phallic pendant [2]. About very fine with green patina, first with loop missing £60-£80 --- Provenance: from a UK collection; second with handwritten ticket reading ‘Liberchies Sept 1984’
![Greek, Hellenistic, bronze arrowheads (30), 4th-3rd century BC, with socketed trilobate and leaf blades [30]. All intact and](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/7bc89b33-c777-4a8d-83b9-b02a011a295c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1675
Celtic, bronze artefacts (8), including dress fasteners (2), one with large lozenge-shaped head and central boss, 42mm x 22mm; cheek piece with central rectangular slot and truncated conical projections with flattened ends, 9cm long; awls or chisels (5), most with a pointed and a flattened end [8]. Fine or better, all with green patina £80-£100 --- Provenance: all found in Hertfordshire The unusually large dress fastener is too heavy for personal use and must have been used as part of horse furniture.
Lot 1674
Romano-Celtic, 1st-3rd century, bronze mount of a male bust, 5.5cm x 5cm, wearing a close fitting helmet with a chin strap, and wearing a torc around his neck; hollowed out behind with remains of lead inside. About very fine with an olive green patina, but with a few light patches of corrosion on the breast £80-£100 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
![Greek, Hellenistic, bronze arrowheads (30), 4th-3rd century BC, with socketed trilobate and leaf-shaped blades [30]. All inta](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/2b33285d-cc6f-4634-87da-b02a011b4fff/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1751
Early 14th century, bronze seal matrix, chess type, 19mm diameter, 22mm tall, circular face with design of a hare riding on the back of a lion, reads s’ roberti de hoo. About very fine with a green patina £160-£200 --- Provenance: found in Hampshire The Hoo family are first recorded on the Southeast coast of Britain in the 8th century. Robert Hoo is recorded in the 1290s as the owner of the manor of Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
Lot 1638
Roman Judaea, lead weights (3), including oval bearded head; together with small square lead apothecary weights decorated with heads and animals (6); bronze square apothecary weights (7), one inscribed; bronze oval weight with crude head with bulging eyes, 11.85g; bronze horse with flat base, 39.42g, 35mm x 35mm [18]. Varied state £60-£80
Lot 1747
13th-14th century, artefacts (4), including bronze pointed oval seal matrix, central design of a chalice, inscription unclear but includes iohannis; circular lead seal, eight-pointed star, pierced in the centre, reads sigil waltis nov; heraldic pendant with a shield decorated on both sides with a bar of three buckles and red billets above and below; gilded brass mount of a bird in flight with incised feathers, central piercing [4]. Varied state £60-£80 --- Provenance: all found in Suffolk in the 1990s and recorded by the Suffolk Archaeological Unit
Lot 1717
Late Roman, tinned bronze spoon, 195mm x 39mm, oval-shaped bowl, long handle which is stepped from the bowl and has a moulded tubular terminal; together with small bronze spoon, 80mm x 19mm, oval bowl with handle ending in a coiled loop [2]. Fine or better £100-£120 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
Lot 1654
Bronze Age, socketed hammer, c. 1,000-700 BC, 72mm x 22mm, square in section and tapering slightly from the mouth which has a single collar; the blunt end shows wear from heavy usage. Fine with green patina which is chipped on the edges £80-£100 --- Provenance: found in Hampshire and recorded in the 2005/6 finds report as HAMP-1F3730 (comparable to NMS-7D35CC on the PAS)
Lot 1685
Roman, bronze dress pin, 1st-2nd century, 12cm, bulbous head with an incised X; together with top part of a 13th century reliquary cross; Han Dynasty bronze arrowhead; 14th century iron socketed crossbow; 14th century bronze key; 17th century iron flint striker [6]. First very fine, others varied state £60-£80
Lot 1708
Roman, bronze figure of a ram, 2nd-3rd century, 41mm x 35mm, standing upright on a flat rectangular base which is pierced for attachment; the head is turned looking upwards with inwardly curved horns. Fine with a green patina underneath an earthen deposit £60-£80 --- Provenance: from a UK collection The ram is associated with the god Mercury and also fertility.
Lot 1743
13th century, bronze seal matrices (2), circular with loop offset behind, 23mm diameter, reads s’eris will de broom, facing monk’s head in a cinquefoil; Chess type with circular face, 19mm diameter, reads lvna nalvl, bird standing with wing outstretched [2]. First fine with porous green patina, second about fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: both found in Hampshire The surname Broom came to England following the Norman conquest and is derived from the broom plant. A William Broom is recorded in 1273 in Norfolk. Luna Nalvi translates as ‘the moon is gone’.
Lot 1687
Roman, hollow bronze socketed terminal of a panther head and neck, late 1st-2nd century, open mouth with large canines, prominent rounded ears and detailed tufts of hair at the side of the cheek. Good fine with a green patina £120-£160 --- Provenance: found in Hampshire The panther is a companion of the wine god Bacchus, the association of exotic animals representing his wild and carefree nature.
Lot 1691
Roman, 1st-3rd century AD, bronze casket leg with a rounded foot, 63mm, decorated bar and double perforated blade; together with a bronze frog, 31mm x 25mm, moulded in the round with a slot underneath for attachment; bronze key ring with five teeth [3]. All very fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: all from a UK collection
Lot 1765
Late 15th century, silver-gilt Fede finger ring, 22mm diameter; rectangular-shaped bezel decorated with two clasped hands, the hoop decorated to the exterior with a lozenge-shaped panel bordered by triangular panels, all with raised ring and dot designs. Very fine with around 20% of the gilding remaining £150-£180 --- Provenance: found in Hertfordshire; believed to be bronze until recently cleaned by the present cataloguer Fede is the Italian word for faith and the rings are Catholic symbols of marriage.
Lot 1700
Roman, bronze Hippocampus plate brooch, 2nd century AD, 41mm x 23mm; seahorse with horse head and long snout, curved body, and long fan-shaped fish tail with orange enamel; the body has circular recesses for blue and red enamel. Fine with an olive green patina, elegant style but front legs missing £60-£80 --- Provenance: found in Suffolk in 1995 and recorded by the Suffolk Archaeological Unit (WMH005)
Lot 1733
Byzantine, bronze enkolpion cross, 9th-10th century, 9.5cm by 4.5cm, depicting an incised figure of St Theodore (?) on one side and Mary on the other with both displayed in the orans position with haloes above the heads. Very fine with a green patina £120-£150 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
Lot 1746
13-14th century, bronze seal matrices (3), pointed oval (2), first with clasped hands, legend reads iesv teccam vrlec (I cried out to Jesus); second with bird standing with wings raised, sigilvm salvtis (seal of salvation); circular chess type with hare, legend reads prive sv (private) [3]. Fine or better £120-£150 --- Provenance: all found at Royston, Hertfordshire
Lot 1767
Mixed bronze artefacts (7), including Byzantine cockerel, 57mm x 37mm, arched neck with detailed feathers, holding a seed in its mouth and standing on a circular plinth; locking pin with a bird finial; amulet pendant in the shape of a boar’s tusk; 15th century pin with a solid head; 14th century knopped mace head; Celtic bead; Roman spatula [7]. Mace head fine, others very fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: all from a UK collection
Lot 1686
Roman, bronze figure of Jupiter, 1st-2nd century, 4.5cm x 1.7cm, standing nude muscular male figure with the weight on his right foot, left leg slightly bent to the side on a rectangular base, right arm straight to the side holding a thunderbolt, left arm with a cloak draped over, bent at the elbow, (sceptre missing), head facing to the right with a thick beard; suspension loop behind. Good fine with a green patina eroded in areas £40-£60 --- Provenance: from a UK collection
Lot 1731
Anglo-Saxon, bronze amulet figure of Frey, 7th century, 52mm x 11mm, moulded in the round, the male figure has a large bearded oval face and wears a hood which is centrally parted and tapers to the back of the neck; three small inlaid gold discs are positioned each side of the head, while two more are inserted as eyes which are set closely together; the long nose and slit mouth are shallow features; the body is narrow with his arms folded across his midriff, while the legs are short with a penis showing. Fine with a green patina and slightly uneven surface £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: found near Friston (Suffolk) in 2006 (PAS SF-01ACA7) This figure belongs to a small group of six in total, all found at sites along the east coast of England, representing four males and two females. The British Museum has a silver-gilt example with a loop at the top (2001, 0902.1). Frey was an Anglo-Saxon deity of Germanic origin representing fertility, and called Freyr in Norse mythology.
Lot 1667
Celtic, miscellaneous bronze artefacts (7), 2nd century BC to 1st century AD, including square-headed fastener decorated with four enamelled petal motifs; terret ring with collars; fragment of a terret with large flat trumpet collar, originally enamelled; woad grinders (3); and a penannular tube with ribbed decoration, possibly edge binding for a shield, 108mm x 8mm [7]. Varied state £60-£80 --- Provenance: all found in Suffolk, 1992-96, and recorded by the Suffolk Archaeological Unit
Lot 1757
14th century, lead shield-shaped trade weight, crowned fleur-de-lis with a raised border, 67mm x 47mm, 231.61g (8 ounces); together with a Romano-Celtic circular bronze lead-filled weight with open work design of back to back crescents, 28mm diameter x 10mm, 48.88g [2]. First about very fine with a light grey patina, second fine £100-£150 --- Provenance: both found in Yorkshire The shield-shaped weights are generally found in Yorkshire; this example is from the Yorkshire Dales.
Lot 1695
Roman, bronze mount, 2nd century AD, 53mm high by 30mm wide by 23mm deep, 108.84g; head of Bacchus with snub nose and swept-back hair, wearing a V-shaped costume; rectangular slot behind for attachment. Good fine with a green patina £200-£300 --- Provenance: from a UK collection (found near Wroxeter)
Lot 1732
Anglo-Saxon/Viking, bronze artefacts (3), Borre style disc brooch, late 9th century (chipped on one side); gilded and chip carved mount (fragment), 6th century, style 1 with interlaced triple-stranded ribbon-like body; zoomorphic terminal or mount, 6th century [3]. All fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: all found in East Anglia
![Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, As, Rome [or perhaps Britain], 154-5, laureate bust right, rev. britannia cos iiii, B](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/924067c0-aab1-4444-a9d7-b02a0119a3ff/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1507
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, As, Rome [or perhaps Britain], 154-5, laureate bust right, rev. britannia cos iiii, Britannia seated left on rock, shield and eagle-tipped sceptre at left, 8.77g (RIC 934; C 117); together with other Imperial bronze coins (5) [6]. Fair to fine £60-£80
Lot 1696
Roman, bronze mounts (3), 2nd century AD, bust of a male youth, probably Bacchus, iron rivet behind, 47mm x 30mm; bust of Harpocrates with hair tied at the top and curls at the side, from the base of a jug handle, 31mm; dolphin with upturned tail and curved body with pronounced beak [3]. All about fine with green patinas £80-£100 --- Provenance: all found in Suffolk, first from Wenhaston in 1998 and recorded by the Suffolk Archaeological Unit
![Byzantine and Islamic, c. 6th-8th century, bronze polyhedron weights (4), 57.84g, 29.25g, 29.12g, 25.78g [4]. Varied state £](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/97825e69-2fad-40ca-86e2-b02a01150fca/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1540
Roman Imperial Coinage, Julia Domna (under Caracalla), Sestertius, 211-17, draped bust right, rev. Juno standing left, peacock by feet, 28.18g (RIC 585); together with other bronze coins (7), 2nd-3rd century [8]. First nearly very fine but holed, others in varied state; mostly identified £80-£100
Lot 1726
Anglo-Saxon, a bronze saucer brooch, 6th century, 33mm diameter, with a flared rim, chip carved design with a central ring and dot motif enclosed by five running spirals with tendrils forming pointed lobes; hinge and remains of catch plate behind (cf. MacGregor 1993, no. 2.10). Very fine with a green patina but some chipping to the rim £140-£180 --- Provenance: found at Buntingford, Hertfordshire
![Miscellaneous Roman Imperial bronze coins (29), various emperors and types [29]. Varied state £60-£80](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/0af4767d-0c47-43ac-97b0-b02a0119aa30/468x382.jpg)
![Romano-British, bronze brooches (8), umbonate disc (2) and dolphin (6) types [8]. Varied state £60-£80 --- Provenance: all](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81dcdaf8-4a2c-45eb-9717-afe40107492f/33be4d9f-c72c-4fb1-825f-b02a011831e1/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1664
Late Bronze Age / Early Celtic, gold jewellery lunular fragment, 21mm x 12mm, 1.56g, decorated on both sides with different sizes of circles, the largest with an S-shaped punched dot pattern in the centre and a grooved border; the field also with punched dots. Very fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: found at Hepworth (Suffolk) in 1995 and recorded by the Suffolk Archaeological Unit (HEP001)
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