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LOT 1957
Medieval Gilt Bronze Altar Cross Saint Mount Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 5/8 in. (61.7 grams total, 34-42 mm).
Including: winged and robed angel, embracing figures on a gilt field, lion passant with head raised. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Medieval Pope Boniface IX Lead Papal Bulla
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The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'BONI / FATIVS:/ PP:VIIII', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 51.7 grams, 36 mm
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Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Willisham, Suffolk, UK, on 15 February 2023, declared as Treasure and disclaimed with Treasure reference no.2023 T270. Accompanied with a copy of the report for H M Coroner and the Treasure Act receipt. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-F3AD86. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pope Gregory IX Lead Papal Bulla
1227-1241 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'GRE/GORIVS./PP. VIIII', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 42.5 grams, 40 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was the 178th Pope of the Catholic Church, reigning from 1227 to 1241. He is known for his strong defence of papal authority, his role in the Crusades, and his establishment of the Papal Inquisition.
