Plate brooch with raised vertical shaft and lateral crescent blades, each with an incised ring-and-dot motif; pin-lugs and partial pin on the reverse. 10.1 grams, 33 mm



From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

Featuring a flat-section hoop and a bezel with a scorpion with a raised tail and the letters 'EI'. 2.23 grams, 19.41 mm overall, 16.06 x 13.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

It is possible that the ring was carried by a Pretorian guardsman, as the scorpion was one of their emblems.

Comprising a deep bow with a raised ridge, an integral catchplate extending to a curving swan-neck, the head with detailed eyes and a ribbed raised band at the junction of the head and beak. 32.6 grams, 65 mm



From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 33.6 grams total, 13-22 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' refers to a four-sided shape. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term ‘token’ is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets.

Comprising: a firesteel, a ring, and a bow brooch. 81 grams total, 25-80 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Stub handle to the rear, vertical ribs on the body and the nozzle with ring-and-dot motifs. 65 grams, 87 mm



Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection.

Composed of graduated beads including oblate, tubular, polygonal, and others, the central feature a large annular pendant, restrung. 24.7 grams, 41 cm



Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.

Barbed fishing hook with a suspension loop. 4.45 grams, 42 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

The hoop expanding towards the shoulders, with an oval bezel with an incuse image of a lion. 4.20 grams, 23.11 mm overall, 20.35 x 15.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)



Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, Suffolk, UK.

Depicting a bird with open wings and a fan-shaped tail, a springed pin, and a catchplate on the reverse. 5.89 grams, 41 mm



From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

With a slender D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, the oval bezel with Minerva facing left, holding a spear and a shield in her left hand, and a wreath in her right hand, with a flaming altar to the side. 3.88 grams, 21.28 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

With an elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles imitating the texture of a dried date. 16.22 grams, 78 mm



Acquired from Millennium Antiquities, Lancashire, UK, in 2001. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK lady. Accompanied by an original Millennium Antiquities invoice dated 28 June 2001.

Dates were not only a staple of the Mediterranean diet, used to sweeten food and wine, but also a symbol for the New Year and a fruit often given as a gift on the occasion.