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LOT 1614
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Proto-Ring Money Collection
CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (100 grams total, 14-23 mm).
A bronze 'proto-money' or harness ring group comprising round-section rings. [40, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 14.12, for type.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Artefact Collection
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a fragment of a dragonesque brooch; an openwork dragonesque brooch with a central boss; a small toggle with bulbous finials; an oval strap or belt mount with a rivet to the reverse. 58 grams total including document, 17-40 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by record sheets by Jim Halliday. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large British Celtic Bronze Chariot Terret Ring
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Substantial fitting with round-section elliptical loop, ribbed transverse collar at the base. 196 grams, 82 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK. Ex Yorkshire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic La Tene Silver Fibula
Iron Age, circa 400-200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Symmetrical humpback shape, constructed on a single piece of silver with simple loop spring, arched bow, spiral terminal decoration and integral catchplate. 7.65 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a Suffolk gentleman, early 2000s. Property of a private collector, West London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
