A fragment of amorphous form, decorated in relief with scrolling tendrils and anthemion, painted egg-and-dart ornament above, surmounted by moulded bands and a frieze of meander and chequerboard panels; remains of red and black painted pigment.

Formed as the bust of Eros looking upwards, stub wings to his shoulders, holding a goose to his chest; conical socket above each wing; eyes with silver inserts; old collector's label '1994 51.75' to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand; likely a socket base.

Comprising a rectangular plate, richly decorated with embossed laurel leaves in a grid, framed with raised bosses, the buckle loop comprising opposing dragons with open mouths, holding a spherical tongue-rest, another pair of smaller dragon heads to base, the tongue with a smaller pair of punch-decorated dragon heads.

Hemispherical in form, repoussé interior displaying graduated concentric registers of stylised and mythical animals within tessellating cartouches; a low relief mesomphalos decorated with rosette at centre; geometric ornament around the rim.

Displaying a corrugated rim above and below; two advancing soldiers, each striding forwards over the headless body of a dead enemy, carrying a severed head in each hand; the soldiers shown bearded and each wearing a pointed and segmented helmet with a recess to accommodate the ears, a cuirass and thigh-length tunic, with a bow over one shoulder and a sword slung from a waist belt; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

Of penannular form with expanded sections at the centre and to both shoulders.

Comprising a rectangular headplate with two panels of chip-carved Style I ornament, flanking a beast-head with triangular muzzle and two pellet eyes, raised three-sided frame and outer band of pellets above beast-heads with lentoid eyes; the shallow bow with raised median rib, flanges to the edges and punched pellet detailing; footplate with beast-head between curved pellet lines, pierced horse-head lappets, lozengiform central panel with knot of Style I limbs; two lateral discs, one pierced to accept a stud and the other with a domed stud in place; the finial a disc with human mask inverted; pin-lug and part of catch to the reverse.

Displaying chased panels populated with Style I zoomorphs and geometric forms, borders of annulets, raised masks to the upper corners of the headplate; applied discoid boss to bow decorated with a rosette, addorsed beast heads below; extensive remains of gilding; pin lug and catchplate to reverse and remains of ancient repair, lower part absent.

Comprising a round-section crescent with flared ends terminating in two curved spatulate flat panels, each with a ropework border surrounding a two-band knotwork motif; cleaned and conserved.

The weeping Virgin with her head bowed to the left and hands raised to her chest on a dotted gilt background, an expression of pain on her delicately formed face; wearing a white veil and a black long-sleeved robe, the veil arranged as a headdress and covering her hair; on wood and mounted in a later carved wooden architectural frame.

Shown beneath an arcade, offering his cloak on the end of his sword to the beggar at his feet; polychrome detailing; repaired with lead cames and held in a wooden frame.

Composed from irregular painted panels bearing mainly foliage designs and figural elements; Mary crowned and enthroned with infant Jesus on her knee, in a lobed vesica-shaped panel held with lead cames; mounted in a wooden frame with modern replacements.

Carved in the half-round with a frieze composed of interlaced foliage with two rows of acanthus leaves and foliage scrolls, framing a lion's head on one side and a human head on the other, remains of lion's mane to the third; drilled holes to the raised surfaces and sockets for the insertion of decorative stones.

The bar with central D-shaped block pierced vertically by a stud surmounted by the suspension loop, with four pierced flanges to the underside; the frame in two sections, the larger a U-shaped rod with pivot for the bar, the smaller pivoting within the inner face, both pierced on the inner face; the block inscribed to one face with capital S and to the other with intersecting Vs; the bar inscribed to one face in capitals 'A DOMINI TECVM' and to the other in coarsely incised capitals 'AVEMARIA G[R]ACIAPLE[NA]'; the smaller rod inscribed in capitals 'CREATOREN CELI ET TERRE ET IN [IES]VN'; the larger inscribed with a band of scrolled decoration and the text in Lombardic capitals 'SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA'; the accompanying letter discusses the texts (1) Ave Maria G[r]acia ple[n]a Dominus Tecum 'Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord [is] with thee'; (2) Soli Deo Honor et Gloria 'Honour and glory to God alone'; (3) Creatorem celi et terrae et inferum 'creator of heaven and earth and in Jesus'. The intersecting Vs may form a monogram for A[ve] M[aria]; the 1847 letter describes the findspot as 'found at Kirkleavington near Yarm in the sill of a brook' in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Gold hoop and discoid bezel with incuse ropework border; incuse image of a bird of prey perching with wings spread and head turned; blackletter incuse and reversed inscription in an arc above the bird's head and pinions '·al : for : ye : best ·' (all for the best); repair to hoop.

Or a leg ring inscribed '+Earle of Rutland' in derivative black letter script, for a female merlin or sparrow hawk (due to the youth of Edmund Plantagenet who died aged 17); the ring with a convex interior face.

Displaying large flower heads, foliage and a skull to the outer face, enhanced with black enamelling; interior inscribed in a cursive script 'In god alone wee two are one', together with possible maker's stamps 'D' and 'F' in two rectangular cartouches.

Composed of a gently carinated hoop, the interior inscribed in cursive script 'Love is the bond of pease'.

Composed of a decoratively notched hoop divided into chased rhomboidal panels displaying foliate tendrils and horizontal hatching alternately; the interior inscribed in Roman capitals with the Latin phrase: 'x x x x VIVE x VT x VIVAS'.

Set comprising gold five pounds, two pounds, sovereign and half sovereign. Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP legends. Revs: St George and dragon; date in exergue; with original Royal Mint hinged red leatherette case of issue.

Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG legend with radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right. Rev: FIDES MILITUM legend with Fides standing left holding two standards; XXIS in exergue. 3.82 grams.

Good very fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.

Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M legend. Rev: TR POT COS IIII P P legend with Victory alighting left with wings spread holding shield inscribed S P / Q R in two lines; S - C across fields. 11.71 grams.

Near very fine.

Acquired Canterbury Auction Galleries, 2022. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Milan mint. Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: FELIC TEMPO legend with Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and sceptre; T in exergue. 3.17 grams.

Extremely fine.

Property of a North London gentleman.

Lugdunum mint. Obv: IMP POSTVMVS P F AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: VICTORIA AVG legend with Victory striding left holding wreath and palm with captive seated at feet before. 4.85 grams.

Good very fine.

Ex Salbris Hoard (Sologne, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France). William C Boyd (1840-1906) collection. With Baldwin Auctions 42, 26 September 2005. Ex York Coins. Accompanied by Boyd and York Coins tickets.

Group comprising: early bronzes (8), base antoninianii (5), late bronzes (37); each in annotated card coin holder. 285 grams total.

Fine; some better.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.

Obv: DP across centre. Rev: Fortuna (Tyche) standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. 1.47 grams.

Very fine.

Property of a North London gentleman.

Group comprising: early bronzes (4), base antoninianii (13), late bronzes (33); each in annotated card coin holder. 245 grams total.

Fine and better.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.

Obv: blundered legend with profile bust right. Rev: blundered legend within wreath. 7.73 grams.

Fine.

Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

A contemporary copy or fake coin produced by a local workshop imitating a bronze official issue of the emperor Augustus. Barbarian fakes manufactured during the ancient Roman timeline, although inexpensive at auction, present a fascinating area to research for those collecting on a budget. TimeLine Auctions normally has a small quantity of contemporary imitations on offer for those interested in this captivating area of numismatics.

Group comprising: denarius (1), early bronzes 3), base antoninianii (14), late bronzes (32); each with annotated card coin holder. 245 grams total.

Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.

Group comprising: Marcus Aurelius, dupondius (Salus) and Lucilla, sestertius (Hilaritas). 4.10 grams total.

Fine and near very fine.

Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Group comprising: mixed issues, all with countermarks. 29.27 grams total.

Fair.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.

Lugdunum mint. Obv: IMP POSTVMVS P F AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: PAX AVG legend with Pax standing left holding olive-branch and sceptre. 2.85 grams.

Extremely fine.

Property of a North London gentleman.