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Click here to subscribeBritish Coins, Charles I, Briot’s first milled issue (1631-1632), penny, crowned bust l. with B below, mark of value behind, rev. long cross fourchée over square-topped shield, wt. 0.50gms. (S.2857; N.2303; Brooker 723), toned, extremely fine, about as struck, a charming piece *ex Baldwin’s vault
G British Coins, Victoria, currency set, 1887, five pounds to silver threepence, Golden Jubilee, ‘Jubilee’ bust l., rev. various, in fitted case stamped to interior B. A. Seaby Ltd., 61-65 Great Portland St., the gold with some light marks in fields, the silver attractively toned, all good very fine to extremely fine (11)
G British Coins, Victoria, proof five pounds, with BP in exergue; two pounds; sovereign, half sovereign, 1887, ‘Jubilee’ bust l., rev. St. George and the dragon/crowned shield of arms (S.3864/65/66B/69), all certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 62 Cameo, Proof 62 Deep Cameo, Proof 63 Deep Cameo and Proof 62 respectively (4)
British Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Marriage to Catherine of Braganza, silver medal, 1662, the ‘Golden Medal’, by John Roettiers, laur. bust of king r., in armour, rev. bust of queen r., with hair tied back and lovelock on shoulder, 43mm. (MI.489/111; Eimer 224; vL.II, 471), has been side-pierced top and bottom and set in Victorian ‘capstan’ swivel mount, very fine
British Commemorative Medals, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Released from the Tower, silver medal, 1681, by George Bower, ANTONIO COMITI DE SHAFTESBVRY, bust r., with long hair and mantle, rev. LÆTAMVR, London cityscape from [old] St. Paul’s to the Tower, with London Bridge towards centre, sun shines from behind clouds, 40.5mm (MI.583/259; Eimer 261; Foley 498), good extremely fine, rare *ex A H Baldwin, FPL 1995, 580 ex Arthur Holder (1919-2016) Collection Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), prominent politician of the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II, whose downfall was to support the claims on the Duke of Monmouth. He was a patron of John Locke.
British Commemorative Medals, Archbishop William Sancroft (1617-1693) and the Seven Bishops, struck silver medal, 1688, the unsigned variety, by George Bower, bust of Sancroft r., in clerical robes and cap, date in Roman numerals, MDCLXXXVIII, rev. medallic portraits and the names of the Bishop of London and the six imprisoned bishops, plain edge, 50mm. (MI.623/39; Eimer 288 var.; Fearon, Sancroft, Fig 15), choice extremely fine, with mint bloom, especially on reverse, very rare *ex A H Baldwin, FPL 1995, 586 ex Arthur Holder (1919-2016) CollectionThe Bishops committed to the Tower of London were Henry Compton [London] shown in centre, and from top right and around, Francis Turner [Ely], Thomas Ken [Bath], John Trelawney [Bristol], Thomas White [Peterborough], John Lake [Chichester] and William Lloyd [St. Asaph].
British Commemorative Medals, James III, the Elder Pretender, Proxy Marriage to Princess Maria Clementina Sobieski, copper medal, 1719, by Ottone Hamerani, bust of each either side, he to r., in armour with long hair, she to l., her hair piled high, 48mm. (MI.446/52; Eimer 485; Woolf 37.1; HCz.7778), good extremely fine, scarce *ex A H Baldwin, FPL 1995, 471 ex Arthur Holder (1919-2016) CollectionThe proxy marriage ceremony was held at Bologna on 9 May, 1719; their actual marriage was held four months later at Montefiascone on 1 September.
British Commemorative Medals, William Beckford (1705-1770), twice Lord Mayor of London, silver medal on his death, 1770, unsigned, bewigged bust r., wearing gown and chain of office, rev. Justice, holding scales and Liberty Cap on staff, seated on books, one the 'MAGNA CARTA', 35mm. (BHM.142, R3), metal flaw within exergue on the reverse, very fine, extremely rare as a silver medal *ex Baldwin’s vaultThe medal has a connection with Jamaica as Beckford, whose father was Governor of the Island, was born there and his later wealth derived from his inherited plantations there. Beckford was famously a supporter of John Wilkes and the words of his outspoken reproof to George III, on the occasion of the City of London address to the king in 1770, are inscribed in gilt on his monument in the Guildhall. He was the builder of Fonthill Splendens [later Fonthill Abbey], and father of the profligate William Thomas Beckford.
British Commemorative Medals, Henry IX, Cardinal York (1725-1807), a leather box containing a pair of copper medals, 1788, by G. Hamerani, struck on the occasion of the death of the Cardinal’s brother Charles Edward Stuart, bust r., in vestments and cap, rev. Piety stands next to lion, the Vatican in the distance, 54mm. (BHM.282; Eimer 823; Woolf 73.1a), in (somewhat battered) fitted and silk-lined presentation case, with lid and interior lid showing faded inscriptions, medals about very fine (2) The inscription on the lid, in the Cardinal’s hand, reads ‘Given by Cardinal York, last of the Stuarts Royal line to Col. J. Philips and Captain B. C. Philips, Coldstream Guards, Rome, 1802’. This very presentation set is recorded by the Colonel’s nephew, the author Francis Charles Philips (1849-1921), in his book, My Varied Life (London, 1914), where he writes ‘My uncle, Colonel James Philips, of the Coldstream Guards, and his brother, Captain Charles Philips, at the commencement of the last century, being on leave from their regiment, went to Rome. They there saw Cardinal York, the brother of Prince Charles Edward, and himself the so-called last of the Stuarts. They told him there were several members of their family who had been executed by the Duke of Cumberland in 1745 for fighting for his brother. The old man gave them a miniature of his brother and two large medals, one silver and the other bronze, bearing the inscription ‘Henry the Ninth, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, by the will of God but not by the will of men.’ On the box containing the medals was written in the Cardinal's handwriting ‘Given by Cardinal York, last of the Stuarts (royal line) to Col. J. Philips and Captain B. C. Philips, Coldstream Guards. Rome, 1802.’ Alas, the silver medal has been replaced by a second copper example.
British Commemorative Medals, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, small gold medal, by G. W. de Saulles, veiled, crowned and dr. bust l., rev. young head l., dividing inscription, 1837 upon branch tied with ribbon, 26mm. (BHM.3506; Eimer 1817b), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 61 The official Royal Mint issue for the Jubilee.
British Commemorative Medals, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897, official medals (3), by G.W. de Saulles after T. Brock, in silver (2 - large and small) and bronze, veiled, crowned and dr. bust l., rev. young head l., dividing inscription, 1837 upon branch tied with ribbon, 55.5mm.(2)/26mm. (BHM.3506; Eimer 1817a/b); Edward VII, Coronation 1902, official bronze medals (2), by G.W. de Saulles, crowned bust of king r., rev. crowned bust of Queen Alexandra r., date on ribbon below, 55.5mm (BHM.3737; Eimer 1871), all except small silver medal in cases of issue (all 1897 examples with original Royal Mint envelopes), bronze virtually as struck, silver has been polished; George V, Jubilee, 1935, silvered bronze, by J. Fray, rev. Britannia facing, 38.5mm. (BHM.4267; W&E 5697B, 7), good very fine; and small white metal medals (2), for the Jubilee 1887, one pierced, about extremely fine (8)
Foreign Coins and Medals, China, Republic, 'Memento' dollar, undated (1928), Founding of the Republic, six-pointed stars on reverse, bust of Sun Yat-Sen l., rev. value within wreath, MEMENTO etc. around (KM.Y318a; L&M.49; Kann 608), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 63 *ex Baldwin’s Auction 42, Hong Kong, 30 August 2007, lot 285
Foreign Coins and Medals, China, Republic, Sun Yat Sen, dollar, year 21 (1932), bust l., rev. junk ship dividing value, rising sun on r., three birds flying above (KM.Y344; L&M.108; Kann 622), minor rim knock on reverse, about uncirculated *ex Baldwin’s Auction 42, Hong Kong, 30 August 2007, lot 502
Foreign Coins and Medals, Germany, Saxony, Johann Georg I and August of Naumburg, box thaler, 1613, bust of Johann Georg r., with sword and helm, rev. central bust of August r., with eighteen shields around (Dav.7573), reverse with split from 11 o’clock towards centre, without content, very fine
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