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LOT 1766
Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 - 7 1/2 in. (340 grams total, 11-19 cm).
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel and fastening elements. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Read, B., Identifyng detector finds, A catalogue of Metal Detecting finds from the United Kingdom, Coggeshall, 2021, pp.54-55, fig.318, for a similar rowel spur.
FootnotesThese spurs belong to a type widespread in Western Europe with a six-pointed spur, often engraved, dating mostly between 1425 and 1450.
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LOT 1766
Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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