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LOT 1042
Civil War Lead Musket Ball Group
MID 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (787 grams total, 11-18 mm).
Comprising fifty-one musket balls from the 2nd July 1644 ECW battle of Marston Moor, near York. [51, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Northampton collector.
From the collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Showing a long tapering blade with rounded shoulders and prominent mid-rib, the tang straight and rectangular in section. 348 grams, 43.4 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the Khorasani spearhead classification, mainly from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C., but the period of use is attested to at least until 1000 B.C. -
Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Roman Inscribed Lead Slingshot Group
17 March 45 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising four scaphoid lead slingshots (glandes), each with traces of low-relief inscription(s) referring to 'CN P[OMPEIUS]'. 216 grams total, 37-50 mm
Ex M.Cummings, UK, 1990s.
These shots (mainly of type IIb of the Völling classification) are marked with the abbreviated name of Cn.Pompeius; they were used in quantity at the Battle of Monda (or Munda) against the Caesarian troops, by the followers of Pompey, on 17th March 45 B.C. Similar missiles were used in the civil war between Pompey and Caesar, and in all Caesar's wars. The projectiles of the slingers could be in lead (glandes) or in pottery or stone (lapides). Sometimes they were signed with the name of the general, or used to report some injuries, for example the sling missile found in Alesia with the name of Labienus.
