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LOT 1277
Medieval Lead Shield-Shaped Weight with Rampant Lion of Simon de Montfort
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (117 grams, 49.4 mm).
Thick weight with ropework border and raised escutcheon, reserved lion rampant with fourché tail, rectangular mounting-slot; believed to be the arms of Simon de Montfort, killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, for discussion.
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LOT 1277
Medieval Lead Shield-Shaped Weight with Rampant Lion of Simon de Montfort
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Medieval and Later Artefact Group
Circa 12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a quantity of mixed items including a large bell, buckles, coins, buttons, and others, most fragmentary. 732 grams total, 10-57 mm
Found St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2008. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Ring Group
Circa 14th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Including discoid, scaphoid and trumpet-shaped bezels with various designs. 32 grams total, 18-24 mm
Ex North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s-2000s.. -
'The Fressingfield' Medieval Gold Ring with Diamond
Late 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
With plain circular hoop and square diamond-shaped bezel with replicant natural diamond crystal. 0.77 grams, 22.70 mm overall, 17.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Fressingfield, Suffolk, UK, in September 2020 by David Steadman. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report with reference no.SF-709FC0. Accompanied by a copy of the Treasure Report for H M Coroner with reference no.2020T788. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed.
