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Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
CIRCA 2ND-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (254 grams total, 82-83 mm).
Comprising a Roman U-shaped spur with lateral lugs and prick spur; an Anglo-Saxon iron spur with barley twist body and small terminals. [2, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PUBLISHED:
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 5 Witham, 2002, p.32, fig.1, for the Saxon spur.
LITERATURE:
Cf. De Shortt, H., ‘A provincial Roman spur from Longstock, Hants, and other spurs from Roman Britain,’ in The Antiquaries Journal, volume 39 issue 12, Cambridge, 1959, pp.61-76, fig.22 (Hod Hill) and 25 (Hadrian’s Wall), for similar Roman spurs.
FOOTNOTES:
The Romans employed a light spur (calcar) made of bronze or iron, U-shaped and barely covering the heel. To the rear of the spur was a small point, and this form continued to be in use through the early Medieval period. The Saxon spurs were very similar to the Roman examples, although slightly larger and with a more spiked point.
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