The World of Amphibians and Reptiles - Milan, 1976, hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pp, colour; D. Alderton - Reptiles & Amphibians - London, 1986, hardack, 118 pp, colour; A. Leutscher - Vivarium Life - London, 1952, hardback with dustwrapper, 230 pp, monochrome; W.E. Swinton - Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles - London, 1954, card covers, 114 pp, monochrome; J.F. Breen - Reptiles and Amphibians in Your Home - Jersey, 1967, hardback, 281 pp, colour & monochrome. 2.06 kg total, 19.7 x 13.5 - 22.2 x 14.5 cm



From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.

Eric Hosking - Owls - London, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 169 pp, colour; Jon Hadwick - Owl Light: The Unique Story of a Boy and his Owl - London, 1991, hardback with dustwrapper, 157 pp, colour; Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith - Birds of the World - London, 1993, hardback with dustwrapper, 416 pp, colour; Len Howard - Birds as Individuals - London, 1952 edition, hardback with cloth covers, 223 pp, monochrome plates; G. Bologna - Macdonald Encyclopedia of Birds of the World - London, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 511pp, colour plates; Martin Woodcock - Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1980 reprint, card covers, 96 pp, colour; C.Konig - Birds: Swifts to Finches - London, 1973, hardback, 256 pp, colour; A. Rutgers - Handbook of Foreign Birds in Colour - London, 1964, hardback with cloth covers, 260 pp, colour. 4.03 kg total, 19 x 11.5 - 28.2 x 22 cm



From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.

M.B. Davidson (ed) - New York, 1966, 2 volumes, hardback with cloth covers in slipcase, colour. 5.5 kg total, 35.5 x 28 cm



From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.

In the shape of a quadruple band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 6.20gr, 16mm x 7mm.

Condition as seen.

Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

In the shape of a double thick band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 7.37gr, 13mm x 7mm.

Condition as seen.

Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Two reversed 'S' motifs in field / Annulate horse to right with beaded mane, wing motif and pellet triad above, wheel below. ABC 2237; VA 1509-1; SCBC 34. 5.55gr, 18mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Very rare.

From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.

Abstracted laureate head of Apollo to right / Triple-tailed horse to right, spoked-wheel below, onion-like-motif above, triskelion to upper right field; pellet-in-ring around. ABC 2231 (triskelion not mentioned); VA -; SCBC -; for an another example see Chris Rudd, Auction 190, lot 24. 1.33gr, 15mm, 1h.

Good Very Fine. Excessively rare fractional Stater.

From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.

From Chris Rudd Auction: 'It's unusual to see a Druidic triskelion (three-legged symbol) in front of the horse. Unlisted by all major catalogues. None in the British Museum.'

Head to right, hair composed of crescents / Horse to right, ring-pellets around. ABC -; cf. Bean QsT16; VA -; SCBC -. 0.67gr, 12mm, 3h.

Fine. Traces of silver.

Ex Chris Rudd, LL49, lot 54, ref. no.15157 (dealer's tickets included). Ex A Moyle collection. Found Chichester, West Sussex, 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

Pellet radiating six arms; traces of inscription / Boy riding dolphin to right, [TINC] below. ABC 1127; VA 371; SCBC 88. 1.04gr, 12mm.

Very Fine.

Ex Michael Trenerry collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

C • F in centre of two interlocking squares; all within beaded border / TI-NC (clockwise), boar running to right. ABC 1136; VA 383-1; BMC 981-82; SCBC 91. 0.29gr, 8mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Sharp details. Very rare.

Ex Chris Rudd, 128, lot 17, ref. no.16951 (dealer's tickets included). Found near Chichester, West Sussex, 9 April 1998. Ex James T. Joyner collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

Roman-style temple flanked by C-F (retrograde) / Bull butting to right, VER (retrograde) above, REX in exergue. VA 553-1; BMC 1538-41; ABC 1316; SCBC 152. 0.31gr, 8mm, 4h.

Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.

Ex Chris Rudd, 82, lot 27, ref. no.9077 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

Chris Rudd notes: 'Why are the letters C F upside-down, relative to the temple? Did the Celtic engraver have some other interpretation in mind for this motif? Or were there two engravers, one in charge of the inscription, who didn't realize what he was looking at?'

CⵙMMⵙIFⵙ, bare male head to right; all within beaded border / VE-R-I (anticlockwise), Sphinx seated to right, with wings spread; all within beaded border. ABC 1340, VA -; BMC 1587-89; SCBC 163. 0.23gr, 8mm, 5h.

Near Extremely Fine. A miniature masterpiece. Exceedingly rare. Only twelve other recorded (when sold); no other examples on CoinArchives.

Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 26, ref. no.15994 (dealer's ticket included). Found near Ford, Arundel. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

Dr John Creighton says: 'One of the most potent symbols was that on the signet ring of Augustus himself: the sphinx. Octavian had used this image in Rome during the Triumvirate, and its significance grew as he continued to use it as his defining image on his signet ring. It was his distinctive seal. Tasciovanus was the first to use the image in Britain, followed by Sego, Cunobelin and Verica' (Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain, 2000, p.107).