Historica & Metal Detecting Finds 3% Surcharge

Lot 1094

Post-Medieval, a silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating c. 1509-1526. First coinage, struck with bust of Henry VII. Archiepiscopal mint of York under Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge. Initial mark: Martlet. Obverse: hENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AL (saltire stops). Reverse: POSVI/DEV A/DIVTO/E MEV (saltire stops), cross fourchée quartering Royal Arms, initials X B flanking shield. About Fine, die flaw on bust. Rare. Diameter: 20.6mm. Weight: 1.33g. N1768. Provenance: found Houghton, Hamps

Estimate£200 - £300
Winning Bid£170
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£200 - £300
Winning Bid£170
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1095

Post-Medieval, silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating c. 1533-1534. Archiepiscopal issue struck at Canterbury under Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Initial mark: Catherine Wheel. Obverse: *hENRIC VIII [.......]Z FR, crowned bust right within solid inner border. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR, cross fourchée quartering Royal Arms, the latter flanked by the initials 'T C'. About Fine, surfaces slightly rough, scarce. Diameter: 18.5mm. Weight: 1.21g. N1804. Provenance: from the collection of a

Estimate£100 - £200
Winning Bid£80
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£100 - £200
Winning Bid£80
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1096

Post-Medieval, a silver hammered halfgroat of James I (1603-1625) dating c. 1610-1611. Second coinage, initial mark: bell. Tower mint. Obverse: I.D.G ROSA SINE SPINA, crowned Rose. Reverse: TVEATVR VNITA DEVS, crowned Thistle. Some areas of weakness, about Good Fine. Diameter: 17mm. Weight: N2127. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£15 - £25
Winning Bid£18
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£15 - £25
Winning Bid£18
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1097

Post-Medieval, a debased silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) issued posthumously under Edward VI and dating c. 1547-1549. Mint of Canterbury. Obverse: HENRIC 8 D G AGL FR Z HI REX, crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR, cross fourchée quartering Royal Arms. About Fine, irregular flan. A very good portrait for the type. Diameter: 20mm. Weight: 1.25g. N2014. Procenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£60 - £80
Winning Bid£50
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£60 - £80
Winning Bid£50
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1098

Post-Medieval, debased silver groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating c. 1547-1549. Posthumous issue under Edward VI, Tower mint. Initial mark: martlet. Obverse: hENRIC.8.D.G.AGL.FRA.Z[....]REX, crowned bust threequarter-facing. Reverse: POSVI/DEV.A/DIVTOR/E.MEV, cross fourchée quartering Royal Arms. Nearly Very Fine for issue, struck on slightly irregular flan. Golden/coppery tones abounding, some pitting on both faces. Scarce, with a solid provenance. Diameter: 25mm. Weight: 2.04g. N1871. ...

Estimate£120 - £180
Winning Bid£95
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£120 - £180
Winning Bid£95
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1099

Post-Medieval, silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), dating c. 1526-1532. Second coinage, Archiepiscopal mint of Canterbury under Archbishop William Warham. Initial mark: (obv) cross patonce, 'T' on reverse. Obverse: +hENRIC VIII D G R AGL Z F (single saltire stops). Reverse: T CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR, Royal Arms quartered by cross fourchée Fine or better, the obverse with golden hues. Edge knock at 12 o'clock on obverse. Diameter: 18mm. Weight: 1.35g. N1802. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.

Estimate£80 - £120
Winning Bid£60
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£80 - £120
Winning Bid£60
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1100

Post-Medieval, a silver Irish sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), probably dating c. 1601-1602. Third (base silver) issue, mint of Dublin. Initial mark: uncertain. Obverse: [E]LIZABETH.D.G ANG.FR E[T HIB]E RE[GINA], Royal Arms. Reverse: [POS]VI.DEVM.ADIVTOREM.MEV, crowned harp. About Fine for issue, slightly granular surfaces. Light old scratch across obverse central field. Diameter: 24.5mm. Weight: 2.59g. S6508. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.

Estimate£120 - £180
Winning Bid£320
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

View details

Estimate£120 - £180
Winning Bid£320
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

Lot 1101

Post-Medieval, a silver hammered shilling of Edward VI (1547-1553), third period coinage dating c. 1550-1553. Tower mint, initial mark: Tun. Obverse: EDWARD' VI D'.G.' AGL'.FR[]'.Z:hIB'.REX:, crowned and draped bust facing, rose to left and mark of value 'XII' to right. Reverse: POSVI/DEV:'A/DIVTOR/E.'MEV, cross fourchée quartering royal arms. Fine or better. Graffiti 'V' on reverse, slight bends and cracks to flan with iridescent toning visible in some places. Diameter: 33.5mm. Weight: 5.8g. N1

Estimate£50 - £100
Winning Bid£65
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£50 - £100
Winning Bid£65
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1102

Post-Medieval, silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating c. 1509-1526. First coinage with portrait of Henry VII, Archiepiscopal mint of Canterbury under Archbishop William Warham. Type IIb, initial mark: pomegranate. Obverse: hENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z, crowned profile bust right. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR, Royal Arms quarterered by cross fourchée flanked by letters 'W A'. Good Very Fine, the reverse slightly weak in places but the portrait verging on Extremely Fine. Die-engraver's pel

Estimate£160 - £240
Winning Bid£130
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£160 - £240
Winning Bid£130
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1103

Post-Medieval, Irish 'gun-money' crown struck for James II (1685-1688/1691), dated 1690. Obverse: (legend starting at 12 o'clock) IAC II DEI GRRA.MAG.BRI.FRA.ET.HIB.REX, James II in armour and holding a sword, mounted on horse walking left. Reverse: CHRIS/TO VICT/ORE.TRI/VMPHO.//ANO/DOM/16/90, crowned arms of England, Ireland, Scotland and France arranged in cruciform pattern around central crown. Nearly Very Fine, a pleasing mottled greenish patina. The obverse struck from cracked dies and a sm

Estimate£480 - £600
Winning Bid£420
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£480 - £600
Winning Bid£420
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1104

Post-Medieval, a mixed lot of four copper-alloy rose farthings of Charles I (1625-1649) dating c. 1636-1644. Various initial marks. 'As dug' condition, one pierced. Poor to Fair. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£10
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£10
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1105

A mixed lot of nine copper-alloy 'Rose' type farthings of Charles I, various types dating c. 1636-1644. Condition: Poor to Fair. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£10
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£10
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1106

Post-Medieval, three copper-alloy 17th century farthing tokens. The first (Oxfordshire) THOMAS MATTHEWS AT THE BEARE IN BVRFORD. Fine, with a patch of encrusted corrosion on obverse. Williamson 48. The second (Berkshire), HENRY WHITELL IN READING 1656. Worn Fair. Williamson 122, Norweb 189. The third (Suffolk), GEORGE CRISP WEBSTER IN CLARE 1656. Worn Fair. Williamson 97. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£16
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£16
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1107

Modern, a gold full guinea of George III (1760-1820), dated 1788. About Fair. Diameter: 24.5mm. Weight: 8.16g. Seaby 3729. Provenance: ex English collection.

Estimate£300 - £400
StatusUnsold

View details

Estimate£300 - £400
StatusUnsold

Lot 1108

A mixed lot of Modern milled silver coinage, a single silver medal and a commemorative pattern issue (8). Lot includes: George III (2), shilling of 1787, sixpence of 1787, Victoria (3), crowns of 1845, 1889 and 1898, a silver commemorative medal of Alexandria the Queen Consort (early 20th century) and two German milled silver coins-a 'five marks' of 1903 and a 1927 80th birthday commemorative issue of Hindenburg. All about Fair to Good Fine. Provenance: ex English collection.

Estimate£80 - £100
Winning Bid£85
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

View details

Estimate£80 - £100
Winning Bid£85
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

Lot 1109

Modern, George II (1727-1760) milled gold half guinea dated 1756. Ex mount, about Fair. Diameter: 21mm. Weight: 3.59g. Seaby 3865. Provenance: ex English collection.

Estimate£250 - £300
StatusUnsold

View details

Estimate£250 - £300
StatusUnsold

Lot 1110

Modern, a proof set of three coins issued by the Royal Hawaiian Mint in Honolulu, 1991, commemorating the Pearl Harbour 50th Anniversary. Set includes three coins: bronze commemorative, a silver ounce of .999 fineness and a one-tenth ounce of .9999 fine gold. Presented in a blue velvet display box alongside certificate of authenticity. Provenance: ex English collection

Estimate£80 - £100
Winning Bid£80
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£80 - £100
Winning Bid£80
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1111

A hitherto unidentified and un-attributed silver hammered coin of unknown origin and date, possibly Indian, Islamic or 'Eastern' in origin. Obverse: Arabic (?) inscription in three lines. Reverse: triangular motif containing numerals (?) '8' and '0', curvilinear designs enclosing two pellets around. About Fine, dark toning in recesses. An interesting piece worthy of further specialist research. Pierced twice in antiquity and subsequently plugged. Diameter: c. 22mm. Weight: 1.95g. Provenance:

Estimate£40 - £60
Winning Bid£30
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£40 - £60
Winning Bid£30
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1112

A mixed lot of six modern milled silver coins, all sixpences or shillings. Included in this lot, William IV (1), Victoria (3) and George V (2). Some cleaned. About Fair. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£5
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£5 - £10
Winning Bid£5
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1113

Modern, a copper-alloy silver plated forgery of a George III three shilling bank token, dated 1811.The plating has come away in places, (particularly the reverse) revealing the underlying base-metal core. An interesting piece. Diameter: 35mm. Weight: 13.9g. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.;

Estimate£10 - £15
Winning Bid£5
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£10 - £15
Winning Bid£5
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1113A

A mixed lot of various silver hammered and milled coins (8). Within this lot, a well-centred Irish penny of Henry III struck by the moneyer ROBERD at Dublin (virtually VF), three pennies of Edward I/II in various conditions, a penny of Elizabeth I with the cross-crosslet initial mark denoting 1560-1561, a somewhat worn threepence of Elizabeth I with the Eglatine initial mark (dated 1576), a halfgroat of Charles I with the triangle initial mark denoting c. 1639-1640 and a milled silver shilling o

Estimate£30 - £40
Winning Bid£180
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

View details

Estimate£30 - £40
Winning Bid£180
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

Lot 1113B

Ancient Greek, a silver drachm of Dyrrhachion, Illyria, dating c. 250-200 BC. Issued under the Magistrates Meniskos and Kalionos. Obverse: MENI?KO?, cow standing right looking back at suckling calf, torch to right, hound running below. Reverse: ?I??TA, tablet containing double stellate pattern. About Fine, reverse slightly off flan. Diameter: 17mm. Weight: 3.1g. BMC 135 Provenance: from an English collection.

Estimate£80 - £100
Winning Bid£85
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£80 - £100
Winning Bid£85
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1113C

A mixed lot of twelve silver coins, Roman to Post-Medieval. Included in this lot, a denarius of Hadrian, a shortcross cut halfpenny, a groat of Edward III, two halfpennies of Richard II, a halfpenny of Henry VI, a halfpenny of Henry VIII, a Venetian Soldino of Doge Leonardo Loredan, a bent silver penny of Elizabeth I, a penny of Charles I, a pierced milled Charles II penny of c. 1660-1662 and a milled shilling of William III dated 1696. Conditions: Fair to Fine. Provenance: from the collectio

Estimate£100 - £200
Winning Bid£110
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£100 - £200
Winning Bid£110
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1113D

A mixed lot of 21 silver hammered coins, a jetton and a 17th century trade token (total: 23). Lot consists: broken and cracked 'bust facing/small cross' type penny of Edward the Confessor dating 1062-1065. Moneyer Leofman, Leofnoth or Leofward at Lewes (rev: +LEOF[.....]N LAE), BMC XIII, N830, worn 'Tealby'/cross-and-crosslets type penny of Henry II, possibly bust F, mint of Canterbury, worn shortcross type cut halfpenny of John, class 5 or 6, uncertain moneyer at London, worn shortcross type pe

Estimate£150 - £200
Winning Bid£165
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£150 - £200
Winning Bid£165
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1114

Neolithic, a complete knapped and partially polished flint or chert axehead of probable Neolithic date, c. 4000-2500 BC. The axe is of broadly sub-rectangular form, with a tapered butt and straight sides which extend into a slightly convex cutting edge. Regular bifacial removals extend down the edges of the axe on both faces, though these become less and less pronounced towards its 'business end'-where the axe has been polished to a fine degree of sharpness. Manufactured on a piece of fine-grain

Estimate£100 - £120
Winning Bid£70
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£100 - £120
Winning Bid£70
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1115

Prehistoric, probable Neolithic or Bronze Age, two flint tools and a slightly degraded bead. The two flint tools consisting a scraper with natural worm-cast hole through its centre, the other being a very nicely made convergent fabricator or borer on a tertiary flake. The bead with a patinated surface but bright orange surfaces underneath, surface covered with surface facets. Probably glass and of later date than the flint tools. Length of largest flint tool: 60mm. Provenance: English collect

Estimate£30 - £50
Winning Bid£30
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£30 - £50
Winning Bid£30
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1116

Possible Bronze Age, a large chunk of folded and squashed gold sheet that possibly reflects a sheet-metal ornament. The object is now broadly rectangular in plan, apparently folded at least four times over on itself. X-ray fluorescence undertaken at the British Museum has confirmed a gold content of 92-94%. Length: 28mm. Width: 23mm. Weight: 7.98g. Discussion: objects like these are hard to date when they display no diagnostic features. However, it is perhaps notable that many Bronze Age gold

Estimate£500 - £600
Winning Bid£300
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£500 - £600
Winning Bid£300
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1117

Middle Bronze Age, a virtually complete socketed spearhead from the Taunton metalworking phase, c. 1400-1250 BC. This example belongs to the 'developed side-looped' group, demonstrating an expanding circular-sectioned socket with a slightly recessed collar at its base and a pair of flattened un-drilled lozengiform loop plates projecting from its midsection. The blade is broadly lenticular in plan, narrowing towards its tip (the extreme end of which is now missing in old damage). Preserved in spe

Estimate£130 - £200
Winning Bid£230
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

View details

Estimate£130 - £200
Winning Bid£230
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

Lot 1118

British Late Iron Age, an inscribed gold stater struck for 'Eisu' of the western region (Dobunni), dating c. AD 20-43. Rudd's 'Eisu Tree' type. Obverse: 'tree' symbol with pellet at base. Reverse: triple-tailed horse prancing right, wheel below, triad of pellets and inscription EISV above. About Very Fine. The obverse extremely crisp, though with a slight pit in the left field. Diameter: c. 16.5mm. Weight: 5.38g. ABC 2078, BMC 3039-3042. Provenance: ex A Smith collection

Estimate£1,600 - £2,400
Winning Bid£1,300
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£1,600 - £2,400
Winning Bid£1,300
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1119

British Late Iron Age, incomplete copper-alloy miniature votive object or amulet in the form of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe, dating c. 100 BC-AD 100. Broadly rectangular in plan, the object is somewhat stylised- a slot in its upper edge representing the socket and with a broken loop projecting from one side. The blade is largely missing in old breaks. Pleasing greenish patina, a scarce type of object. Length: 22mm. Presented in box with original old collectors label. Discussion: a large num

Estimate£5 - £10
StatusUnsold

View details

Estimate£5 - £10
StatusUnsold

Lot 1120

Late Iron Age, a complete cast copper-alloy La Téne III/Drahtfibel Derivative type bow brooch dating c. 50 BC-AD 50. The brooch is of one piece construction, demonstrating a wound head with pin, circular-sectioned plain bow and expanded sub-rectangular catchplate at its foot, a very small portion of which is broken away in old damage. Preserved in extremely good condition, bright green patina. Length: Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£30 - £40
Winning Bid£25
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£30 - £40
Winning Bid£25
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1121

Late Iron Age, an incomplete copper-alloy La Téne III/Nauheim Derivative type bow brooch dating c. 50 BC-AD 50. The brooch is of one-piece construction, demonstrating a wound head, rectangular-sectioned flattened bow and expanded 'V' shaped catchplate. Part of the pin and the base of the bow are missing in old breaks. Condition: very good, pleasing green patina. Length: c. 35mm. Provenance: found Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, 2016.

Estimate£10 - £20
Winning Bid£5
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£10 - £20
Winning Bid£5
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1122

Roman, a copper-alloy anthropomorphic mount dating c. AD 43-410. The object takes the form of the goddess Minerva, rendered from the shoulders up. The face depicted realistically with eyes, nose, mouth and hairline clearly defined (though now partially obscured by corrosion products), she wears her characteristic Corinthian style helmet with a curving, high crest. A curving, grooved line at the base of her neck may be intended to imply the presence of armour or a cuirass. The reverse of the moun

Estimate£40 - £60
Winning Bid£40
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£40 - £60
Winning Bid£40
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1123

Roman, a lot of three copper-alloy bow brooches of 1st or 2nd century date. Two complete, one missing its pin and part spring. Colchester Derivative (double-lug subtype), Trumpet Derivative and 'T' shaped types (the latter an impressively sized example). Lengths: 40-50mm. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£20 - £30
Winning Bid£22
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£20 - £30
Winning Bid£22
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1124

Roman, a mixed lot consisting a knee brooch of probable continental extraction (c. 2nd century AD) and a tumbler-lock slide key decorated with an incised saltire on one face (c. AD 43-410). Both in excellent condition, concretion around the head of the brooch. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£40 - £60
Winning Bid£35
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£40 - £60
Winning Bid£35
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1125

Roman, a mixed lot of four copper-alloy brooches. Within this lot, two completely intact (including pin and spring) knee brooches of probable continental origin-one demonstrating stamped chevron decoration on the headplate, one zoomorphic plate brooch in the form of a water bird and one composite plate brooch (compare Hattatt 1988, p. 354, nos. 594 and 1613) of ogival form, retaining its headloop and blue enamel in the central cell. Condition: all good, mostly even greenish patinas. Provenanc

Estimate£30 - £40
StatusUnsold
Bidding history
Bidding history

View details

Estimate£30 - £40
StatusUnsold
Bidding history
Bidding history

Lot 1126

Roman, a complete copper-alloy hairpin dating c. AD 43-410. This example belongs to the 'knob on cordon heads' group, the head being practically biconical, decorated on each side with a single incised chevron. Underneath this, a series of transverse collars and flared segments alternate before transitioning into the plain shank. The latter is circular in section and tapers to a sharp point. As a result of post-depositional damage, the pin is now somewhat distorted into an 'S' shape. Length witho

Estimate£20 - £40
Winning Bid£15
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£20 - £40
Winning Bid£15
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1127

Roman, a complete copper-alloy phallic pendant or fascinus dating c. AD 43-410. The pendant takes the form of an erect, exaggerated phallus, demonstrating a bulbous head, curved shaft and rounded knops representing the testicles. At the base of the shaft is an integral, curving suspension loop. Condition: good, uneven brownish patina with some earthy deposits. Length: c. 35mm. Discussion: a number of these pendants have now been discovered in Britain. It is thought that they may have been wor

Estimate£20 - £30
StatusUnsold

View details

Estimate£20 - £30
StatusUnsold

Lot 1128

Roman, a virtually complete copper-alloy and enamel zoomorphic plate brooch dating c. AD 100-200. This brooch is of probable continental extraction, taking the form of a boar facing right in the attitude of bristling-the head lowered and hindquarters raised as if preparing to charge. Standing on a thin linear strip decorated with incised oblique lines (presumably intended to represent the ground), the boar's mane has been similarly rendered by the application of closely spaced incisions aligned

Estimate£40 - £60
StatusUnsold
Bidding history
Bidding history

View details

Estimate£40 - £60
StatusUnsold
Bidding history
Bidding history

Lot 1129

Roman, two copper-alloy cosmetic implements dating to the Roman period, c. AD 43-410. Both probably represent the same type of tool (nail cleaner), being rod-shaped with a flared, bifurcated end. One broken, the other practically complete with suspension loop and incised chevron decoration. Length of complete implement: c. 71mm. Provenance: from the collection of an ex metal detectorist, found Oxfordshire/Berkshire/Hampshire during the 1980s and 1990s.

Estimate£15 - £25
Winning Bid£12
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£15 - £25
Winning Bid£12
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1130

Roman, incomplete cast copper-alloy anthropomorphic figurine of probable first or second century date. Only about half the figurine survives, taking the form of a hooded and cloaked standing male before truncating abruptly in an old, worn break. Folds in the cloak are represented by parallel incisions, while on the face (though worn) the eyes and hair have been rendered quite realistically. Condition: good despite wear, even dark greenish patina. Length: c. 30mm. Discussion: this object may r

Estimate£40 - £80
Winning Bid£50
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£40 - £80
Winning Bid£50
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1131

Roman, a complete cast copper-alloy continental plate brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. The brooch demonstrates a broadly pentagonal, tiered plate with five circular lugs projecting off of it-one at each cardinal point. Below this, a projecting hemi-spherical lug with a large circular recessed cell is flanked by two small, open loops. This element of the object is coincident with a somewhat abraded catchplate, opposing which is a double-pin lug with the pin still preserved intact (though now

Estimate£30 - £40
Winning Bid£22
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£30 - £40
Winning Bid£22
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1132

Roman, a complete copper-alloy bow brooch dating c. AD 43-120. Colchester Derivative 'Polden Hill' type, preserved intact with winged head (demonstrating plain end-caps), double-fluted bow and integral catchplate. Condition: good, patchy light greenish patina, fairly rare to survive with pin. Length: Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£20 - £30
Winning Bid£28
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£20 - £30
Winning Bid£28
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1133

Earlier Roman, copper-alloy zoomorphic plate brooch of the 'Dragonesque' type dating c. AD 75-175. A quintessentially British type showing the influence of Late Iron Age 'La Téne' art styles, the brooch is broadly 'S' shaped in plan. It consists two dragon-like animals with elongated, curved necks, exaggerated ears and upturned, knopped snouts conjoined at their middle. Each creature's eye is denoted by means of a raised round moulding, a similar moulding also being visible at the midpoint of th

Estimate£60 - £120
Winning Bid£85
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

View details

Estimate£60 - £120
Winning Bid£85
StatusCLOSED!
Bidding history
Bidding history

Lot 1134

Roman, an incomplete copper-alloy plate brooch dating to the 1st or early 2nd century AD. The object is broadly cruciform in plan, consisting an open circular ring at its apex (with a central recessed cell) from which three sub-rectangular arms extend laterally and vertically. Each arm is plano-convex in section and demonstrates a small circular knop at its terminal, traces of a white metal coating suggesting secondary decoration that has now mostly eroded away. On the reverse face of the brooch

Estimate£10 - £20
Winning Bid£8
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£10 - £20
Winning Bid£8
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1135

Roman, a complete copper-alloy tumbler lock slide key dating c. AD 43-410. The object consists a circular bow set atop a thickened rectangular stem (divided by a transverse collar), below which the stem and bit extend-the latter jutting off at a right angle and demonstrating two adjacent clefts and wards respectively. Condition: very good, even greenish patina. Length: 42mm. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Estimate£20 - £30
Winning Bid£20
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£20 - £30
Winning Bid£20
StatusCLOSED!

Lot 1136

Roman, an incomplete copper-alloy plate brooch dating c. AD 100-200. The brooch takes the form of a trefoil-three conjoined circular cells with central dimples and raised rims that suggest they originally held enamel inserts (now missing). Concentric grooves around each of the central dimples suggests lathe-turned manufacture in respect to this part of the object. On the back of the brooch the pin still hinges off its original axis bar, which is held in place between two projecting lugs. The cat

Estimate£20 - £30
StatusUnsold

View details

Estimate£20 - £30
StatusUnsold

Lot 1137

Roman, a virtually complete cast copper-alloy and enamel disc brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. The brooch is circular in plan, its upper surface divided into six recessed triangular cells converging around a central hexagonal boss, each cell also possessing a raised circular boss at its midpoint. Enamel inlays survive reasonably well inside these cells, three red and the rest probably blue. On the reverse of the brooch, a double pin-lug retains its axis bar and part of the pin, opposing whic

Estimate£10 - £20
Winning Bid£15
StatusCLOSED!

View details

Estimate£10 - £20
Winning Bid£15
StatusCLOSED!

Etwall, Derbyshire

Hampton Court, London

Banbury, Oxfordshire

Bishton Hall, Staffordshire

Terms and conditions:

Historica & Metal Detecting Finds 3% Surcharge(#184) 25/11/2019 10:00 AM GMT CLOSED!

Advanced Search

Post-Medieval, a mixed lot of four copper-alloy rose farthings of Charles I (1625-1649) dating c. 1636-1644. Various initial marks. 'As dug' condition, one pierced. Poor to Fair. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

A mixed lot of nine copper-alloy 'Rose' type farthings of Charles I, various types dating c. 1636-1644. Condition: Poor to Fair. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.

Modern, a gold full guinea of George III (1760-1820), dated 1788. About Fair. Diameter: 24.5mm. Weight: 8.16g. Seaby 3729. Provenance: ex English collection.

Modern, George II (1727-1760) milled gold half guinea dated 1756. Ex mount, about Fair. Diameter: 21mm. Weight: 3.59g. Seaby 3865. Provenance: ex English collection.

A mixed lot of six modern milled silver coins, all sixpences or shillings. Included in this lot, William IV (1), Victoria (3) and George V (2). Some cleaned. About Fair. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.