Auction Highlights
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Norman William I - Wareham/Aegelric - PAXS Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £633
1083-1086 AD. BMC viii. Obv: facing bust with sceptre and +PILLELMREX legend. Rev: cross with P A X S in angles and +AEGELRICONPERE for the moneyer Aegelric at Wareham mint. -
Norman William II - London/Bartholomew - BMC 2 Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,530
1089-1092 AD. BMC Type 2. Obv: facing bust with +PILLELM REI legend. Rev: cross in quatrefoil with +BATONLVNDN legend for the moneyer Bartholomew (BAT) at London mint. -
Mary - Edinburgh - Bawbee (6d)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £92
1542-1558 AD. First period, before marriage, billon 3/4 alloy issue. Obv: crowned thistle between M-R with MARIA D G REGINA SCOTORV legend. Rev: crown on St Andrew's cross with two cinquefoils and OPPIDVM EDINBVRGI legend for Edinburgh mint. -
Roman Gold Necklace and Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35,650
Circa 3rd-4th century AD. A gold necklace comprising a gold trichinopoly band with tubular terminals set with filigree collars and four tear-shaped cabochon garnets, with attachment loops in the form of a round-section bar with recurved and hoop ends set with an openwork filigree annulate with granule detailing; the pendant a free-running hollow biconical tube with applied filigree heart designs and cabochon tear-shaped garnets and sapphires with filigree and granule detailing. -
Roman Rearing Horse Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £920
Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. A cast bronze copy of a Macedonian horse and rider statue; the horse shown with forelegs raised, ears pricked and bound tail errect; the mane, reins and facial details carefully modelled; supplied with a custom-made display stand. -
Roman The Four Emperors Plaque
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,450
Mid-3rd century AD. A bronze plaque bearing the impression of the Tetrarchs with wreaths and surrounding text, displayed as two pairs facing towards the centre. -
Celtic Iron Age Enamelled Tankard Handle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,440
Circa 1st century AD. A cast bronze tankard handle comprising: at each end a discoid plate with circular void and raised panel developing to an arched band formed as two openwork discs with an s-shaped panel between; the plates and central panel set with red enamel bosses; pierced at the junction of plate and handle for attachment. -
Anglo-Saxon Goddess Figurine
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,760
Circa 5th-7th century AD. A cast bronze figurine of a female with bulbous head and plaited hair to the rear, D-shaped face with annular eyes and flat nose, the left hand supporting the right breast, the right hand on the stomach; the legs and feet undersized, the pudendum oversized. -
Medieval Nativity Reliquary Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,100
Circa 15th century. A rare sapphire-mounted reliquary pendant of hexagonal section; the back missing; finely engraved with the Nativity scene, the Trinity above, formerly enamelled; the suspension loop with cabochon sapphire set in a square claw collet; the sides inscribed in black letter script 'me tibi virgo pia genetrix [...]ista Maria'. -
Medieval Gold 'DIEU PLERRA QANT MEUIZ SERRA' Love Posy Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,970
Circa 15th century AD. A gold posy pendant of open rectangular form with a suspension ring, with the mediaeval French inscription continuing over both sides DIEU PLERRA QANT MEUIZ SERRA (a variant of 'When God pleases we will be one') in black letter script, together with engraved ivy and foliage as stops and ornament. -
Medieval Gold and Sapphire Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,380
Circa 14th century AD. A round-section hoop with elliptical bezel containing a sapphire in a cabochon setting. -
Medieval Gold Cabochon Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,840
Circa 14th century AD. A gold stirrup finger ring comprising a fine round-section hoop and pyramidal bezel with a pink gemstone set en cabochon. -
Medieval Gold St Catherine Iconographic Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,900
Circa 15th century AD. A gold finger ring; the hoop triangular in section rising to chamfered shoulders with hatched triangle detailing; the bezel a rectangle bearing the engraved figure of St Catherine with sword and wheel. -
Medieval Gold Inscribed Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,590
Circa 13th-14th Century AD. A flat-section gold hoop rising to a triangular bezel with inset red cabochon gemstone; on the hoop, on either side of the bezel, the text +AMOR VIN/CIT OMNIA 'love conquers all' in Lombardic script. -
Medieval Ornamented Silver Annular Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £920
Circa 13th century AD. An exceptionally large example of an annular brooch, the hoop bearing eight equidistantly applied lozenges with alternating punched and gilded chequered and geometric designs and the pin with engraved collar and a loop retained in position by two of the lozenges. -
Medieval Intaglio Silver Seal Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,795
Circa 13th century AD. A silver seal matrix of discoid form enclosing a re-used Roman intaglio; the matrix bearing the text in Lombardic script X IHESUS : CRISTUS : AVEMAR; the intaglio a quartz gemstone depicting a winged Victory with cross-headed staff. -
Medieval Knight's Armorial Seal Matrix of Sir John Bridsale
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,370
Circa 15th century AD. A very large chessman style seal matrix with delicately pierced quatrefoil beneath the suspension loop and a balustered hexagonal shaft; the circular face depicting a crested helm and a shield of arms bearing 'a chevron between three martlets, differenced with a mullet' arms and with the inscription IOHAN BRIDSALE in black letter script. -
Medieval Virgin Mary and Child Figurine
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,325
Circa 16th century AD. A carved walnut figurine depicting the Madonna and Child; the figures shown full-length, the lady standing, robed and crowned, supporting the infant on her left hip; the figurine supplied with a 16th-17th century octagonal plinth. -
Post Medieval Gold 'As god decreed so we agreed' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,990
Circa early 17th century AD. A gold D-section posy ring with the legend '* As god decreed so we agreed' on the inner face in a neat, italic hand; 'as' with 'long s'. -
Post Medieval Man's Gold 'NEVER TO CHAINGE' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,220
Circa 16th-17th century AD. A substantial finger ring comprising a plain D-section hoop with text inscribed on the inner face and filled with black enamel ':NEVER:TO:CHAINGE::+::x.'
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