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LOT 0852
Roman and Other Counter Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
5/8 - 7/8 in. (20 grams total, 17-23 mm).
Comprising plano-convex, discoid and other types in bone and glass. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, UK.
Acquired from Red House Antiques, York, 2009.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Roman Dagger with Bronze Boar-Head Handle
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Single-edged ferrous blade with scooped tip, with later bronze handle with boar's head. 190 grams, 27.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Late Roman Socketted Iron Adze Hammer
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Flat-section blade with gently curved cutting edge, round socket with spurs to both edges, clubbed hammerhead to the rear. 752 grams, 19.5 cm
Found near Wetwang, East Yorkshire, UK. Acquired circa 2005. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Roman Glass Fragment Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including narrow-stemmed unguentaria and other types. 233 grams total, 5.2-16.5 cm
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
