Lead, 145 grams, 95.64 mm. Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. A rectangular lead plaque bearing a decorated arch enclosing a figural scene in three tiers. The upper corners are decorated with coiled serpent images facing each other across the arch, one partly lost. In the upper field is a male with a radiate crown with right arm raised, wearing a tunic and cloak pinned at the right shoulder, standing in a quadriga with four horses advancing. Below this is a group of figures comprising a warrior in a crested helmet, with a shield and holding a spear behind a horseman with raised arms above a dolphin; in the centre is a standing female in a loose robe with a basket in her lap; to the right is a horseman advancing to the centre with raised arm trampling a female, and behind him a figure with raised right arm holding a branch. The lower tier includes a naked standing male with an animal mask above a cauldron, to his right a smaller figure seated beneath a tree; the central scene shows three figures seated at a round table, sharing food; to the right stands a pair of naked youths holding hands. The plaque probably formed part of the ornamental facade of a temple. Reference: cf. the silver figural plaque of Cocidius in Green, M.J. The Gods of Roman Britain, Princes Risborough, 2003. Fine condition, some repair to one corner. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 85 grams, 104.17 mm. Circa 1st-2nd century AD. A cast copper-alloy handle for a ewer or jug. The handle is round-section, tapers towards the lower end with a sinuous curve to the upper end; both ends terminate in elliptical plates. On the outer face, the handle bears a double transverse ridge and vertical incised line bifurcated at each end. The lower end of the handle bears a stylized shell with coiled snake along the plate. Reference: cf. similarly-shaped handle with an elaborate base on a 1st century wine jug from Newstead, Melrose, Scotland in the National Museum of Scotland item 193005. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Sheffield, UK.

Copper-alloy, 11.47 grams, 87.25 mm. Circa 5th century AD. A cast copper-alloy military strap end with split plate. The trapezoidal upper section bears an incised border, developing into a waisted section with lunate projections, long fish-shaped plate and v-shaped finial with facetting. The edges of the fish are ornamented with punched dot-and-arch motifs. The transverse slot in the upper edge retains the iron rivet. The strap end resembles in shape the famous example from Tortworth, Gloucestershire, although lacking the horse-head and roundel detailing. The v-shaped slot in the lower end may have been used as a nail-cleaner. Reference: cf. the Tortworth strap end in Hawkes, S. C. Soldiers and Settlers in Fourth to Fifth Century Britain in Medieval Archaeology, 1961, fig.8. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: found East Anglia, ex Nigel Mills.

Copper-alloy, 9.23 grams, 24.88 mm. Circa 2nd century AD. A cast copper-alloy flat disc with three concentric circles to the upper face, each subdivided into cells, and the edge notched to the upper face. The cells are filled with alternating white and red enamel. To the rear, the shank of the attachment peg is still in place. The stud is very similar to a class of 2nd century disc brooch with polychrome enamel fill, and probably derives from the same tradition. Reference: cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 521. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Wiltshire, UK.

Copper-alloy, 22.45 grams, 41.46 mm. Circa 1st-3rd century AD. A cast copper-alloy miniature helmet with hollow skull and prominent 'comb' crest attached at two points, with rib detailing to the outer faces and triangular-section crest extending above the brow. The helmet is based on the Corinthian or Thracian design (as seen on the find from Heddernheim, Germany). Miniature votive offerings are non-functional representations of objects found on sanctuary sites in the north-west provinces of the Roman Empire (mainly Gallia and Britannia). They may be part of a Romano-Celtic rite of miniaturisation, which allowed individual worshippers to dedicate models of items instead of the real objects they could not afford or were otherwise unavailable. The practice is probably a combination of the Roman tradition of small votive offerings and the contemporary Germanic and Celtic practices concerning sacrificing weapons and armour. References: for votives, see Kiernan, P. Miniature Votive Offerings in the Roman North-West, Wiesbaden, 2009 and for the helmet forms, see Connelly, P. Greece and Rome at War London, 1981 p.56, 59-61. Good fine condition. Provenance: found Lancashire, UK.

Copper-alloy, 420 grams, 24 mm (8 inches). Circa 1st-2nd century Ad. A large full size mirror with a wide flan edge; decorated with concentric ribs, decreasing to a raised central boss. Some restoration, otherwise very fine condition with an beautiful olive coloured patination. Provenance: property of an English lady.

Copper-alloy, 8.45 grams, 61 mm. Circa 1st-4th century AD. A knife guard, a fist and an erect phallus on either end. Phallic ornamentation was used by the Roman military as an assertion of masculine power. Very fine condition, complete and undamaged. Reference: ex Rev. Stephenson collection.

Silver, 5.77 grams, 11 cm. Circa 1st to 3rd century AD. A silver pin with conical head and tapering shaft. Very fine condition. Provenance: property of a deceased estate.

Copper-alloy, 70 grams, 61.40 mm. 2nd-3rd century AD. A cast copper-alloy fitting comprising a thick pelta-shaped plate with a sub-triangular lug protruding from the top, with scalloped sides and pierced to form a hinge. Between the shoulders of the plate is fixed a stylised cast dolphin figure with bulbous head and raised tail developing to a ribbed triangular flange. The lug and thickened section suggest that the piece was the hinged lid from a vessel. The dolphin motif was popular with the Roman military. Reference: cf. dolphin decoration on military buckles in Appels, A. & Laycock, S. Roman Buckles & Military Fittings, Witham, 2007. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Ceramic, 38.52 grams, 63.02 mm dia. 1st-4th century AD. A terracotta spindle whorl formed as a thick (about 8mm) disc with a central circular hole; the disc is shaped to resemble a six-spoked wheel, with a thickened rim for the hub. Reference: Collingwood, R.G. The Archaeology of Roman Britain, London, 1930 p.271. Complete, very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 4.08 grams, 31.08 mm. 1st-4th century AD. A miniature axehead with a slot in the rear and notch in the lower edge. Votive miniature weapons were made to be offered to the gods by the military to accompany prayers for good luck and in gratitude for previous good fortune. Reference: cf. discussion of votive offering in Bowles, C.R. Rebuilding the Britons: the postcolonial archaeology of culture and identity in the late antique Bristol Channel region, BAR vol.52, Oxford, 2007. Good fine condition. Provenance: found Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

Silver, 21.68 grams, 115.61 mm. 1st-4th century AD. A fine piece of Roman silver tableware in the form of two parallel tapering prongs developing from a discoid panel. Above this, the square-section shaft features a panel of with rectangular voids with impressed roundels above and below on each face, within incised bands. The uppermost feature is a square-section bar on which perches a pair of eagles, their hooked beaks touching and their square tails extending below the perch. The object appears to have been designed to extract the meat from crab and lobster shells as well as for tackling other forms of seafood such as oysters, etc. The use of imperial Roman insignia - the vigilant eagles - on this item may imply an association with either a military or gubernatorial establishment. Seafood of all kinds was much prized in the Roman period. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 5.16 grams, 8.77 mm. 1st century AD. A miniature bronze looped and socketed axe head . Objects of this type could be worn as amulets or offered as votives to the gods to acquire favours. Reference: cf. the typology published in Wiltshire Archaeology Magazine, vol.88, 1995. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 2.34 grams, 6.75 mm. 1st century AD. A miniature bronze looped and socketed axe head . Objects of this type could be worn as amulets or offered as votives to the gods to acquire favours. Reference: cf. the typology published in Wiltshire Archaeology Magazine, vol.88, 1995. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England.

Silver, 43.24 grams; 58.38 mm. Circa. 1st Century A.D. Silver lamp, 130 grams; 130.60 x 87.29 x 41.56 mm. A couple on a bed in an erotic embrace, the handle and spout in the shape of male and female phallic. Male phallic almost complete otherwise Extremely Fine condition with good detail, but in a desirable uncleaned 'as found' condition. Extremely Rare and highly collectable. Ex. Pullen collection. Found Eastern Mediterranean.

Glass, 1.22 grams, 14.46 mm long. Roman style intaglio of oval shape in a pale green glass and having an incuse male figure of a standing god cut into the upper surface. Possibly not ancient. Attractive and in very fine condition.

Copper-alloy, 8.77 grams, 20.03 mm across. Circa 2nd century AD. Of cast form, being the head from a small animal figure, mount or knife handle. The piece depicting a stylised horse's head, with carefully delineated mane, ears and facial features. Excellent, with evidence of a 'tang' at the base for attachment.