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LOT 1922
Medieval and Later 'Wiltshire and Somerset' Lead Farm Token Collection
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 x 4 in. (133 grams total, 17.2 x 10 cm including box).
Mixed group of discoid tokens including annular, square and heart-shaped types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire and Somerset, UK.
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LOT 1922
Medieval and Later 'Wiltshire and Somerset' Lead Farm Token Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Medieval Period Decorated Silver Signet Ring
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With broad hoop and stud to underside, disc bezel with low-relief geometric lozenge motif on a hatched field. 3.49 grams, 19.12 mm overall, 15.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Medieval 'Published' Bronze Seal Matrix with Bust
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Discoid seal with loop to the reverse, legend and central device of the vernicle. 4.07 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century.
