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.

Sear, David R., Byzantine Coins and Their Values, 2nd edition reprint, Seaby, 2000; hardback with dustwrapper; illustrated. 1 kg, 22.3 x 14.5 cm

Near fine condition. A useful reference.

Ex libris a Suffolk gentleman.

Van Arsdell, R. D., Celtic Coinage of Britain, Spink, 1979; hardback with dustwrapper; fully illustrated. 1.5 kg, 25 x 17 cm

Near fine condition. Out of print; a classic reference.

Ex libris a Suffolk gentleman.

Sutherland, C. H. V., Roman Coins, Barrie & Jenkins, 1974; hardback with dustwrapper; illustrated. 1.2 kg, 24.5 x 19 cm

Near fine condition; dustwrapper slightly sunned.

Ex libris a Suffolk gentleman.

Krause, Mishler and Bruce, Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1601-1700, 2nd edition, 1999; pictorial paperback; extensively illustrated. 2.2 kg, 27.5 x 21 cm

Very good condition.

Ex libris a Suffolk gentleman.

A standard work of great value in identifying world coins of this period.

Sotheby's, Catalogue of British Coins in Gold, Silver and Bronze, 18 February 1981, with Sotheby's, Catalogue of English and Foreign Coins and Bonds, 17 February 1983; paperback; illustrated. 285 grams total, 24.5 x 15.5 - 24.2 x 18 cm

Very good condition.

Ex libris a Suffolk gentleman.

D'Andrea, Alberto and Andreani, Christian, Le monete dell' Abruzzo e del Molise, Media, 2007; hardback with dustwrapper; extensively illustrated. 1.8 kg total, 30.5 x 22 cm

Near fine condition.

From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.

Museo Nationale de Ravenna, Imperi Romano e Bizantino Regni Barbarici in Italia, Ravenna, ND; pictorial paperback; illustrated. 664 grams, 30 x 24 cm

Very good condition.

Ex libris Ian Roper.

Hahn, Wolfgang, Moneta Imperii Byzantini, volume 1 - Anastasius I to Justinianus I (491-565), volume 2 - Justinus II to Phocas (565-610), volume 3 - Heraclius to Leon III (610-720), Vienna, 1973, 1975 and 1981; hardback with dustwrappers; illustrated WITH Hahn, Wolfgang, Moneta Imperii Romani - Byzantini (408-491), Vienna, 1989; hardback with dustwrapper; illustrated; volume 2 with D. M. Metcalf bookplate, volume 3 with author presentation inscription to 'my friend Michael'. 3.3 kg total, 30.2 x 21.3 cm each

Good to very good condition; minor wear to dustwrappers.

Volume 2 ex libris D M Metcalf (with bookplate), volume 3 ex author (with inscription). Ex libris Ian Roper.

Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente and Juan, Las Monedas Españolas del Tremis al Euro del 411 a Nuestros Días, Volume I - Edad Antigua y Moderna, Volume II - Edad Contemporánea, Madrid, 2005; pictorial hardback; fully illustrated. 3.4 kg total, 24.7 x 17.5 cm each

Near as new. A standard reference.

Ex libris Ian Roper.

Grierson, Philip and Travaini, Lucia, Medieval European Coinage 14 - Italy (III) - South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, CUP, 1998; hardback with dustwrapper; fully illustrated. 1.89 kg, 25.5 x 19.5 cm

Near as new condition.

Ex libris Ian Roper.

Price, Martin Jessop and Trill, Bluma L., Coins and Their Cities, Vecchi, 1977; hardback with dustwrapper; illustrated. 826 grams, 24.5 x 19 cm

Very good condition; dustwrapper sunned.

Ex libris Ian Roper.

Crawford, Michael H., Roman Republican Coinage, Volume I - text and catalogue, Volume II - text, plates and indexes, CUP, revised reprint 1991, hardback; extensively illustrated. 2.3 kg total, 25 x 19 cm each

Near as new. The standard reference.

Ex libris Ian Roper.