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LOT 0722
Roman 'Leicestershire' Redware Sherd Collection
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 5 1/4 in. (900 grams total, 3.1-13.5 cm).
Comprising a large quantity of mixed vessel fragments, mostly displaying part of the base or rim, and a lump of unworked clay; some with old pencilled or inked collection numbers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a private collector in 2004.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Horse
Circa 1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With rectangular-section hoop supporting a raised oval bezel, intaglio image of a grazing horse with crescent above; hoop split. 5.8 grams, 22.49 mm overall, 18.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000. -
Roman Stone Weight with Handle
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Squat stone block, oblate in profile with studs and rings to the upper face, iron handle with hooked ends. 856 grams, 99 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Roman 'British' Decorated Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With onion-knop terminals, carinated bow with a band of diagonal line decoration; the footplate with ring-and-dot decoration to each end, flanking a central linear decoration; pin and catch-plate to reverse. 55 grams, 89 mm
Found UK. Acquired from Alan Cherry at the Birmingham Coin Fair, 2003. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. Accompanied by an identification card.
