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Great Britain/College Stamps/Cinderella's-National Telephone Company stamps 1d, to 1/-(6) m/mint, and 1d, 3d and 6d used, College IXON/EXON/COLL red adhesive; also National Circular Delivery 1/2d(Faults) 1d used and Three Farthings and 1d used, British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph 3/- mint (Faults) (15)
7th-10th century AD. A gold ring composed of three strands of soldered twisted gold wire forming a zip effect. 1.41 grams, 19.89mm overall, 18.84mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19, Japan 18"). (3/4"). Ex T. Brown collection, Shropshire, UK; acquired 1981, when recorded by M. R. Stokes of the Rowley's House Museum, Shrewsbury, UK. Fair condition, heavy wear to the exterior.
18th century AD. A D-section gold hoop with italic script 'Let Virtue guide thee' inscription to the inner face. 4.42 grams, 20.72mm overall, 16.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British M½, USA 6½, Europe 13.25, Japan 13"). (3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. See Evans, Joan, English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, p.69 for another example with this inscription. Good condition; some abrasions.
14th-15th century AD. A round section silver hoop supporting a circular bezel with deeply engraved Gothic capital 'M' at centre, the background of the letter hatched. 4.65 grams, 25.66mm overall, 21.20mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.5, Japan 25"). (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. See Hammond, Brett, Benet's Medieval Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Essex, 2015, p.162, no.FR-33932 for a similar example. Very fine condition.
Published 2007 AD. Sylloge of the Coins of the British Isles, volume 59; Thompson, R. H. and Dickinson, M. J., The Norweb Collection - Tokens of the British Isles, 1575-1750, The City of London, published Spink & Son, London [fp.; dedication, title; xcvii preface; 61 plates with text; map; indices, pp.343-381; SCBI volumes list; d/w]. 1.31 kg, 25 x 20cm (10 x 8"). This volume covers the London and district issues in the English 17th century token coinage series; the Norweb collection was the most comprehensive ever assembled of these coins and the eight SCBI volumes devoted to the collection are essential references for anyone interested in these tokens. Fine condition. A standard reference work. [No Reserve]
1st-3rd century AD. An iron pugio dagger, handle with rivets to the top for securing bone or wooden handle, blade curving in near the base and flaring out half way along and tapering to a point; iron cingulum scabbard with inlaid decoration in the form of three rectangular panels with petalled rosettes in the centre of each; ring to the side for attachment to belt; decorative rivets along the edge. 563 grams, 27-33cm (10 1/2 - 13"). Property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s. See Feugere, M. Weapons of the Romans, Stroud, 1993, pp. 126-128 for a discussion on the pugio dagger. The pugio was a dagger used by Roman soldiers as a sidearm. It seems likely that the pugio was intended as an auxiliary weapon for the soldiers but officials of the empire also took to wearing ornate daggers in the performance of their offices, and some would wear concealed daggers as a defence against contingencies. The dagger was a common weapon of assassination and suicide; for example, the conspirators who stabbed Julius Caesar used pugiones. References to the pugio are common in the literature of the Empire, especially in Tacitus and Suetonius. Tacitus reports that Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo had a soldier executed for not wearing a sword while digging a trench and another for wearing only a pugio in the same activity. This does not mean however, that the pugio was carried universally and a study of 1st century AD figural tombstones reveals that there were certainly soldiers who did not carry the pugio. It is not known whether it was simply an optional weapon or if it was issued only to soldiers with certain duties and not to soldiers who were not seen to need it. The evidence of a preserved 1st century AD writing tablet also reveals that some cavalrymen carried the pugio. Fine condition. [2]
14th-15th century AD. A gilded harness pendant in the form of an ornate fleur; with hinged rectangular suspender, diagonally divided with cross in each panel reserved against red enamel background. 17.16 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). From an old North Country collection; found Norfolk, UK, 2001. Cf. Hammond, Brett M., Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, Essex, 2014, no.M08-0242 for a very similar example. The arms of the Howard family are reported to have appeared in this format in the carved ornament to a window of Hever Castle, Kent, in The Gentleman's Magazine, vol.XI, 1839; John Howard was appointed Duke of Norfolk by Richard III in 1483 and the arms were later augmented by an escutcheon of the arms of Scotland with the lion rampant truncated, a reference to the family's leading role in the defence of England from Scottish invasion at the battle of Flodden Field in 1513. Subsequently, Catherine Howard became the fifth wife of King Henry VIII; the family's adherence to the Catholic faith led to loss of influence at the Reformation, although Queen Elizabeth I was descended from John Howard (great-great-granddaughter). Fine condition.
88 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII legend with laureate head right. Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC in five lines inscribed on a column; to right, an incense burner, further right, a herald, standing left, holding wand and shield decorated with the head of the emperor. 3.16 grams. RIC 601; RSC 73; BMCRE 135; Sear 2724. Very fine.
4th-3rd century BC. A South Italian, Apulian jug with drum-shaped spout tapering to a thin neck with applied handle, neck painted with fluted and ovolo pattern; globular body painted with scene of Europa on the back of Zeus in the form of a bull, fish and dolphin to either side and rosettes in rest of field; large scrolling palmette to base of handle. 573 grams, 18cm (7"). Very fine condition. Property of a North London gentleman; formerly with Lennox galleries; previously from a South German collection. See Mayo, M. The Art of South Italy: Vases from Magna Graecia, Richmond, 1983, pp. 77-197, for a discussion of Apulian wares.
1125-1135 AD. BMC type XV. Obv: facing bust with [HENRICVS] legend. Rev: quadrilateral over cross fleury and [+EA]DG[AR:ON]:LVN for the moneyer Eadgar at London mint. 1.38 grams. Ex CNG auction 373, lot 623, with lot ticket; formerly with Harlan J. Berk, with ticket and M. Trenerry, 1988; from the Beauvais hoard. S. 1276; N. 871. Good fine for issue; edge chipped.
216 AD. Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM legend with laureate bust right. Rev: P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P legend with Jupiter seated right, holding Victory and sceptre; eagle at feet. 2.90 grams. RIC 277(c); RSC 343; BMC 159-160; Sear 6837 variant (tribunal number). Extremely fine. [No Reserve]
14th-16th century AD. A Westminster Abbey openwork belt mount of a capital 'E' with fleur-de-lys tracery ornamentation; the inner field gilded; fixings intact on the reverse. 3.63 grams, 26mm (1"). Property of a Harley Street professional; formerly in an important 1930s collection of Christian artefacts. See Mitchner, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, Sanderstead, 1986 p.89. Emblems of this form were used as a pilgrim's badge, an outward display of religious devotion; the 'E' is usually associated with the cult of St. Edward the Confessor, an 11th century Anglo-Saxon royal saint whose remains were housed at Westminster Abbey, London. Very fine condition. [No Reserve]
14th-15th century AD. A bronze heater shield heraldic mount with red enamel to the edges, three blue enamel diagonal lines; pierced in the corners for attachment. 11.55 grams, 41.57mm (1 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; found Warwick, Warwickshire, UK, 1992. See Hammond, Brett M., Benet's Medieval Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, Essex, 2015, no.HM-20281 for similar form. Fine condition.
Dated 19th May, 274 AD. A wooden tabula with holes to the long borders, recess to one face with indistinct traces of lettering impressed into the wood from excessive pressure by the stylus, wax fill absent; sulcus to the reverse and handwritten ink text recording the sale of a ten-year-old slave girl; supplied with a detailed academic report (in English), including a full transcription of the Latin text and its English translation: D(omino"). n(ostro"). Aureliano Aug(usto"). II et Kapitolino co(n)s(ulibus"). XIIII kal(endas"). Iun(ias"). (= 19. Mai 274"). (2"). Apertius Florus emit de Masuna Masincthanis filio (3"). habitantem AULUemi Maioris puellam ++MG/AM Aegipti¬ (4"). am Garamantisam qu(a)e nunc vocari coepit Victoria (5"). an(norum"). ‚X‘ denaris triginta unu(m"). milibus EAque (denarios"). XXXI ? (6"). QVERS sunt praetium puellam? S(ummam?"). idem MASUNARIS ab eodem qu(a)e s(upra"). s(criptae"). ? (7"). Apertio Floro accepisse et habere se dixit ++++ t(enebit"). h(abebit"). die IV k(a)lendas IuN(ias). translated as On May 19th, AD 274. Apertius Florus buys from Masuna, son of Masincthanis, the Egyptian-Garamantican girl ++MG/AM who lives at Auluemi Maior, who from now on is called Victoria, 10 years old, for 31 thousand denarii. (..."). Masuna said that he received and has this sum from Apertius Florus. ... He has (the girl?"). on May 29th ..., with accompanying signatures of seven witnesses. 41 grams, 15 x 15cm (6 x 6"). Fine condition. A rare and exceptional legal document, providing a fascinating insight into the functioning of Roman society and its economy. From an important London collection since 1975; acquired by a London dealer 1973; formerly the property of Monsieur Alain Sfez, a Belgian collector; acquired by gift from his father Albert Sfez, 1965; acquired by Albert in the early 1950s; accompanied by a copy of a witnessed ownership statement from Alain Sfez. For examples of wooden tabulae re-used as a writing surfaces, see Thomas, J. D., Vindolanda: The Latin Writing Tablets, Britannia Monograph Series No 4, London, 1983; for examples of testamentary documents on wooden tablets that have survived, see FIRA III, p.47 for Anthony Silvanus from 142 AD and see BGU VII 1695 for Safinnius Herminus; for another from Transfynydd, North Wales, see Arch. Camb. 150, pp.143-156. See Münchner Beiträge zur antiken Papyrologie und Rechtsgeschichte, Leopold Wenger Institute (LMU Munich); forthcoming. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. The contract follows standard Roman legal formulae.
2nd-4th century AD. A bronze key with an iron shank and wards, modelled as a lion couchant emerging from a calyx, ribbed collar below. 74 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 5658. Fine condition.
88 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P legend with laureate head right. Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC legend with Domitian standing left, sacrificing from patera over garlanded altar, two attendants standing right, playing lyre and pan-pipes before him, hexastyle temple in background, with wreath in pediment; SC in exergue. 10.84 grams. RIC 623; Sear (1988"). 910; Cohen 85. Good very fine.
10th-15th century AD. A large chert paddle-shaped hoe, plano-convex in section, polished back from the working edge to the long axis and with blunted side edges; showing wear polish to surfaces; inked accession number '4649' and old collector's label '5668'. 1.3 kg, 33cm (13"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM"). for eight years; thence by descent 2004; acquired by Prof. Jelinek in 1961; originally collected in Kansas, USA, in 1880. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979). Very fine condition. [No Reserve]
14th century AD. A chessman type bronze stamp seal matrix with hexagonal shaft and suspension loop; the oval face depicting a rampant leopard with *S'-M-EOHORRIS inscription. 7.22 grams, 22mm (3/4"). Property of an East Anglian professional; acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1980s. Hammond, B. Benet's Medieval Artefacts of England & The United Kingdom, Witham, 2015, p.412, item BS-22734. Fine condition.
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