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Lot 2218
A set of three 9ct gold, sapphire and diamond set rings, a 14ct gold and colourless gem set half hoop ring, a 9ct gold, red and colourless gem set cluster ring, a gold and colourless gem set eternity ring, detailed 9 CT, a gold and enamelled ring mount, (the gemstone lacking) and a gilt ring made from a coin, (8).
Lot 2282
A gold and seed pearl set bar brooch, detailed 15 CT, a single row necklace of graduated cultured pearls, a Norwegian silver and enamelled brooch, designed as a butterfly, detailed 925 S Sterling Norway, a brooch made from a French five francs silver coin 1831, a Scottish silver plaid brooch, four further brooches, three pairs of earrings, three pendants and lockets and two rings, (17).
Lot 2151
A George V sovereign 1913, a George V half sovereign 1913, a 1951 Festival of Britain crown, with the original box, two further crowns, 1890 and 1960, a Prussia thaler 1861, an Austria ten schillings 1968, a 1970 proof specimen coin set, four one pound notes and two ten shillings notes, various issues, (qty).
Lot 3293
161-187 AD. Abydos, Troas mint, magistrate Ael. Zwilos Ippicos. Obv: AY KAI M AYRH ANTWNEINOC legend with laureate head right. Rev: EP ARX AIL ZWILOY IPP TO D ABYDH legend with Poseidon standing right, holding trident and dolphin, foot on rock. SNG Righetti 770 (reverse legend corr.); SNG Tuebingen 2525 (description corr. foot on the forepart of a horse"). See Wildwinds website (this coin"). 10.09 grams. . With collector tickets. [No Reserve] Very fine.
Lot 732
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze brooch of La Tène type II with coiled spring, chord and pin, flat bow, returned foot with lateral catch, finial of bulbs and collars. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 731 for type. 18 grams, 84mm (3 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E29; 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.
Lot 3244
73 AD. Rome mint. Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II legend with laureate, draped bust right. Rev: PRINCIP IVVENT legend with Domitian on horseback left, holding sceptre and raising right hand; S-C across lower fields. RIC 662; Cohen 400; Paris 696; Sear -. See Wildwinds website (this coin"). 13.70 grams. . With collector ticket. [No Reserve] Good very fine.
Lot 815
2nd century AD. A bronze enamelled disc brooch with reserved pellets and central roundel, sprung pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 12602. 4.37 grams, 23mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number D13; 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.
Lot 765
Mesolithic, 10th-5th millennium BC. An ovate bifacial flint handaxe marked 'Dewlish / 1929'. 144 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA6; found Dewlish, Dorset, UK, in 1929. 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.
Lot 650
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze flat-ring terret of the Iceni with moustache-like La Tène swirls, reinforced inner edge and discoid flanges. Reported to Erica Darch (Norfolk FLO), October 2004 (with TE3 and TE4), Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number NMS-30AC24; accompanied by copies of the PAS report and official PAS drawings. Portable Antiquities Scheme Annual Report 2004/05 Fig. 29 p.30 and p.32; accompanied by a copy of the annual report pages. 100 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number TE2; found Castle Rising, Norfolk, UK; in 2004. Dr Natasha Hutcheson considers that this terret is one of the best preserved examples of its type known (PAS, p.32); accompanied by a copy of Dr Hutcheson's report dated 4th November 2004. 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, outer edge partly absent.
Lot 752
1st century BC-1st century AD. A pair of bronze votive palstaves, one flat and the other with recurved loop. 12 grams total, 22-36mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CE44 & CE45; found Lewknor, Oxon, 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. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 808
2nd century AD. A bronze brooch with barrel-shaped head, curved flat-section bow with enamelled roundels and rectangular recesses to the body, square foot, hinged pin and pierced catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 944 for type. 7.43 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number H16; 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.
Lot 824
2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch with field of polychrome millefiori enamel, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1037. 6.78 grams, 28mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US59; ex Don Lee collection; acquired from Coincraft as advertised in the Phoenix, and accompanied by a Coincraft certificate. 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.
Lot 831
2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch with dentilled rim, central boss with enamelled cells, lug below and pierced lug above, hinge and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 536. 16 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U14; 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.
Lot 801
2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger, lentoid in section with short flat-section tang, blade marked with old accession number H95 (or A95?) in white ink. 180 grams, 34cm (13 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BA8; 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.
Lot 802
2nd century AD. A substantial bronze bridge-type brooch with beast-head finials, hinged pin, inlaid roundels to each end of the bow and raised median panel with enamelled triangles. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 581. 18 grams, 49mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Br2; 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.
Lot 827
2nd century AD. A mixed group of enamelled plate brooches two with a tiered centre, one with bust and pin; and one recessed. 28 grams total, 22-28mm (3/4 - 1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers OP4 OP6 & OP7; 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.
Lot 672
12th-8th century BC. A Late Bronze Age narrow bronze dagger, lozengiform in section with acute tip; to the shoulders, four holes to accommodate rivets (three present) to secure a hilt. 96 grams, 25cm (9 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BA15; previously in the Michael Nellist collection; found Little Snoring, Fakenham, 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. Very fine condition.
Lot 668
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A knapped and polished handaxe in variegated brown flint with convex cutting edge, narrow rounded butt; inked collector's notation 'River Thames below Maidenhead Court, Berks, 1971. SU906835' and sticker marked '73'. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897 item 67. 231 grams, 12.5cm (5"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA15; ex TimeLine sale 12 February 2015 lot 79; formerly in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired Bonham's, sale 18817 lot 226 (part), 13 April 2011; ex Robert Stephen Murray Collection; found river Thames, Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, 1971 (O.S. Ref: SU 906835); accompanied by a copy of the Bonham's catalogue page and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, giving 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.
Lot 3570
Dated 1814 AD. Obv: profile bust with C below and GEORGIUS III D G BRITANNIARUM REX F D legend. Rev: large script 2/3 with BRUNS & LUNEB DUX S R I A TH & ELECT outer legend and date with N D REICHS FUSS FEIN SILBER inner legend. KM# 100.1. 13.00 grams. . With an old dealer list slip (coin wrongly attributed"). This is George III of England in Hannover. Extremely fine; toned with lustre.
Lot 900
2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze knee brooches, one with hinged pin, five with sprung pins. See discussion in Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011. 94 grams total, 32-39mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers Kn4-7 Kn 10 & Kn11; 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.
Lot 664
2nd century BC-1st century AD. An iron spatha-type sword with rounded tip, shallow midrib, scooped shoulders with campanulate guard, square-section tang with domed finial. See Stead, I. British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards, London, 2006 for discussion. 625 grams, 104cm (41"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE1; acquired privately in 2013. 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. 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. Fair condition. Very rare.
Lot 693
2nd millennium BC. A Worthing Type socketted axehead with lateral loop. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 pl.85 nos.1276-79. 270 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX50; found near Wells-on-Sea, 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. Very fine condition.
Lot 681
2nd millennium BC. A gargantuan short-flanged 'winged' axe of Ulrome/Barmston/Lissett style, with spatulate blade; to each face, two convergent lateral wings forming a recess; the butt rounded with slot to the rear. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 pls. 46-47 nos.586-615 especially 605. Hammond, Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, The Searcher, October 2014 fig.6 p.52 (this axehead"). 764 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX38; previously in a Derbyshire collection; formerly with TimeLine Originals, Essex, UK; previously in the Hurst collection; found Snettisham, Norfolk, UK; accompanied by a copy of the TimeLine Originals Certificate of Authenticity. This is probably the largest and heaviest of this type recorded in the British Isles. 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 chipped.
Lot 778
2nd millennium BC. A brooch formed as two conjoined bronze wire coils extending to a catch and pointed pin; two additional wire loops. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 186. 10 grams, 47mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E5; 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.
Lot 783
18th-16th century BC. A small bronze flat axe of flared profile with rounded butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 1. 117 grams, 10.5cm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX15; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal biography. 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.
Lot 821
1st-2nd century AD. A tinned bronze bow brooch with rectangular headplate, ribbed bow with central roundel, trapezoidal footplate with recessed enamelled La Tène motif; loop above headplate, hinged and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 819 for type. 15 grams, 52mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BF14; 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.
Lot 1134
425-300 BC. Obv: two naked wrestlers grappling with A between them, all in dotted circular frame. Rev: ESTFEDIIVS legend with slinger standing right, loosing shot, triskeles to right, all within dotted square. BMC 26; Sear 5396. See Wildwinds website (this coin"). 10.96 grams. . Good very fine.
Lot 3159
138-268 AD. Obv: TERMHCCEWN legend with helmeted, draped bust of Solymos left. Rev: TWN MEIZONWN legend with Solymos standing left, helmeted, holding spear and sword. BMC 37; Weber 7466-7467; Imhoof KM 8; SNG von Aulock 8637. See Wildwinds website (this coin"). 8.66 grams. . [No Reserve] Very fine.
Lot 895
1st century AD. A silver bow brooch of kräftige profilierte type with spring to the headplate, deep trapezoidal bow, ribbed arris to the 'knee', knop finial with central pellet; deep catchplate to the reverse; to each end of the head a short chain with stylised leaf finial. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 758 for type. 12 grams, 11.5cm overall (4 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number KP32; 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, bow repaired.
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