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: CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIBVNIC legend with bare head right. Rev: P LVRIVS AGRIPPA III VIR A A A F legend around large SC. 11.89 grams.

Very fine.

The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

Group comprising: mixed issues, types, reverses and mints. 28.26 grams total.

Good fine.

Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.

Group comprising: mixed issues and types; London mint. 8.91 grams total.

Good fine.

Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Group comprising: mixed issues and types. 105 grams total.

Fine.

Acquired Kleeford Auctions. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Group comprising: mixed issues and types. 16.59 grams total.

Fine.

Acquired Kleeford Auctions. Property of a Kent gentleman.

Milan mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: PAX EQVITVM legend with Pax standing left holding olive-branch and transverse sceptre. 3.19 grams.

Extremely fine.

From the South Petherton, Somerset Hoard, found 13th November 2013. Treasure Act reference 2013T775. PAS No: SOM-B7CA61. Subsequently returned to the finder/landowner. Acquired UK market.

This issue believed to have been struck under the general Aureolus who defected from Gallienus to join with Postumus.

Uncertain Syrian mint. Obv: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: PIETAS AVGG legend with Gallienus and Valerian standing facing each other sacrificing over altar between and holding eagle-tipped sceptre and parazonium; wreath with dot inside in centre field above. 4.29 grams.

Near extremely fine.

Property of a North London gentleman.

Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II legend with radiate bust right. Rev: TR POT XX COS IIII legend with Annona standing right with left foot on prow holding rudder on globe with modius on left knee; S - C across fields. 11.15 grams.

Very fine.

Found Billingsgate spoil, London, UK.

Rome mint. Obv: IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P legend with laureate and draped bust right. Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R legend with Trajan's column standing on square base with two eagles surmounted by statue of emperor left. 3.06 grams.

Very fine. Scarce.

Found Essex, UK.

Group comprising: base antoninianii (2); later bronze issues (8). 26.16 grams total.

Fine.

Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.

Group comprising: early bronzes (3), base antoninianni (11), late bronzes (35), Russia, 17th century, 'wire money' kopek (1; pierced); each in annotated card coin holder. 235 grams total.

Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.

Cologne mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG legend with radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right. Rev: IOVI VICTORI legend with Jupiter standing facing, head to left, looking right, holding sceptre and hurling thunderbolt. 2.61 grams.

Extremely fine.

Ex Roma Auction, E-Sale 81, lot 1403 (with lot printout and ticket). Property of a Harrow, UK gentleman.