January 2012
A selection of 15 Hadrian silver denarii of varying quality and a superb sestertius - plus a number of inexpensive early imperial bronzes - Augustus, Caligula, Claudius, Nero and others - all now listed on our Hadrian Coins website.

SPRING SPECIAL OFFER
We have spare copies of the following large size original 25 inch maps which are available at SALE prices from £5 to £10 - please e-mail us with your requests for relevant details:
 Dalston Village (1900) and area, Workington (North Side and Cloffocks), 1925 (several copies), St Helens Colliery (Workington), Great Broughton, Longtown (North-West) and area, 1900. These are all in the shop where they can be viewed during normal opening hours.

October 2011
An attractive roman pottery footed bowl - 3½ inches high, 5½ inches diameter.

Some outstanding coins of Hadrian - several denarii, a sestertius, a dupondius, etc.
click the underlined links above to go to the relevant pages of our Hadrian Coins website.

September 2011
A French Carriage Clock and a selection of Edwardian silver Vesta Cases.

A small selection of superb coins from the Killingholme Treasure (left photo).  This hoard of 3,700 coins of Constantine I (Constantine the Great) and his sons, all from the London mint, feature a variety of reverse designs.  The hoard was discovered at Killingholme (North Humberside) in 1993.  A small group of equally superb coins from the Bourton-on-the-Water Hoard found c1970 in Gloucestershire (right photo).  Also of Constantine I and sons, these coins all feature the sun god (Sol) on the reverse, the last pagan god to appear on roman coins. Selected coins from these hoards are now listed on our hadriancoins website.

Roman glass beads of various types (£1 each - below left) and two roman bead necklaces.
John Cary's 1789 'Map of The Principal Roman Camps, Forts, Walls, etc' between the River Tyne and the River Forth - featuring Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall - (map now sold)

July 2011
Hallmarked silver rings (size U/V) each set with a genuine roman coin (silvered bronze) -
three only  - all now sold!

May 2011
A selection of antique maps of Northumberland

by Wm. Hole (1610), C. Smith (1804), E. Langley (1818), A Fullarton (1833), T. Moule (1837)
Click here for more information.

April 2011
An updated and expanded version of our CD An Introduction to Roman Coins. This CD was written as a structured introduction to the coins of the Roman Empire and is illustrated by photos of over 250 coins from our past and present stock.  Click here for details and screen-shots.

A quantity of small (around 17mm) bronze coins of Constantine I and his sons from the Grassmoor Hoard found in 2001 in the East Midlands.  Mostly from the mints in Arles (France) and Trier (Germany), they feature a variety of reverse designs.  Scroll right down to bottom of page for clickable link to our Hadrian Coins website where some of these are featured.

A nicely coloured copy of Pieter van der Keere's 1599 Miniature Speed map of Cumberland and Westmorland - map now sold.

March, 2011
A small collection of quality denarii and other roman coins including some scarce Emperors

A selection of superb bronze follis coins of Constantine I
(Constantine the Great - 307-337 AD), from the Bourton-on-the Water Hoard
(found in the early 1970s) - all minted in London.  Scroll right down to bottom of page for clickable link to our Hadrian Coins website where some of these are featured.

and a selection of very fine silver and bronze coins from the first and second centuries.

January 2011
A selection of 'rough' mineral specimens:

---- amazonite ------ amethyst --- aquamarine --- bismuth -------- lapis-lazuli

-- silky malachite --- Nantan meteorite --- ruby in zoisite ------- desert rose ----- selenite ---- tiger's eye

(the Nantan meteorite fell to earth in May 1516 near Nantan in China - "Stars fell from the north-west direction,
 five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons.  They were as bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds". 
About 10 tons of debris fell over a wide area - the largest pieces were smelted for their iron in the 1960s)

January 2011
Lea-Saxton map of Cumberland and Westmorland and John Speed's Cumberland
both with some repair but very attractively priced - click here for full details.
 

Some inexpensive late 19th century maps of Cumberland and Westmorland, including:

see our cumbria maps website for details, prices and larger photos

November 2010
A wooden doll's house incorporating a shop - now sold

A selection of antique county maps by Jan Jansson (1645), including Cumbria, Hampshire
and Sussex - click here for more details

Viking 'Omega' Brooches, a super Roman Brooch, some Ancient Greek arrow tips

Superb coins of Constantine I and family, including some from the London mint

September 2010
Some malachite animals and some 'rough' malachite specimens from Russia
 

August 2010
Not exactly 'new stock' but a newly  updated version of our CD of the 'Antique Maps of Cumberland and Westmorland' which now includes illustrations  and descriptions of 224 maps, 159 of which can be examined in larger-than-life detail - and still at the same price! See the Books and CDs page for details.

August 2010
A mystery bronze object, possible a roman key ring (see below)

We now (October) think this was an unfinished keyring - unfinished because the head of the key snapped off during manufacturer - so the whole was discarded, leaving the ring part rough.

and a rare child's (or small lady's) polished bronze ring with its original blue stone.

Spring and early Summer 2010
Two Border Regiment Medals - Boer War (Queen's South Africa) and a First World War Officer's Medal
and a local stone bottle - J.T. Stordy, Wine Merchant, Thurstonfield, near Carlisle.

A selection of Roman pottery and glass, including two interesting oil lamps (Hercules with his club and a Cockerel - symbol of the winged god Mercury)

January 2010
Some neolithic flint arrowheads  - 4,000 - 6,000 BC

December 2009
Some superb fossil fish - Knightia Alta -  suitable for framing - various sizes and prices

November 2009
A selection of Victorian wooden boxes, including the two illustrated,
     
some natural mineral silver-mounted pendants (one type illustrated below) and some silver bracelets set with various stones including amber, amethyst, turquoise and moonstone.

October 2009
A selection of Roman and Viking Antiquities:

Roman pins, etc. - Roman bronze brooches - Roman glass phials

A Roman pottery dish and small bowl

Viking Omega Brooches

August 2009
Sets of stamps: Victoria (£6 for 10), Edward VII (£10 for 11), Commemoratives 1936-58 (£4 for 20), Elizabeth II pre-decimal (£4 for 16)

Elizabeth II decimal commemoratives (£1 for 20), starter packs (George V and VI) £1 for 30 (11 different)

July 2009
A collection of good follis-sized 4th century bronze coins,

some Roman glass and late roman bronze crosses (wearable),
 

and some inexpensive Roman and later antiquities -

Roman lead seals, Roman lead weights, arrowheads from the Punic Wars, roman glass beads

Roman spindle whorls, Tudor pins, Civil War musket balls.

May 2009
A quantity of early 19th century 'Sunderland' lustre cups and saucers - three different patterns, varying quantities and conditions, some matching with sugar and cream - please email for full details -
souvenirantiques@talktalk.net

 

April 2009
A selection of very fine denarii and sestertii of Hadrian.  Many of these are featured on our roman coin website:

click this link to go there