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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Bactria, Eucratides, Tetradrachm, draped, cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet decorated with bull's ear and horn, all within fillet border, rev SOS G , The Dioscuri galloping right, each holding spear and palm, monogram in right field, 16.99g, 12h (SNG Cop 272-273 var; Mitch 1711-1712 var; Bop 204). High relief, large flan, very fine.
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Bactria, Eucratides, dynastic issue with his parents, Tetradrachm, SS GS–S, draped, cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet decorated with bull's ear and horn, all within fillet border, rev S / S, draped busts right of Heliocles, bare-headed, and of Laodice, diademed, side by side, monogram in left field, all within fillet border, 16.93g, 12h (Mitch 1725-1726; Bop 210). Excellent portraits, very large flan, two scratches in the reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine and rare.
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter.(323-283 BC), Tetradrachm, Alexandria, 311-305, bust of Alexander the Great right, with horn of Zeus Amon, clad in elephant’s scalp and aegis, rev , Athena Alkidemos brandishing spear and shield to right, eagle and in front, 16.33g, 12h (SNG Cop 14; Svoronos 33). Iridescent patina, very fine.
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BC), Tetradrachm, Alexandria, group B, a, 305-283 BC, diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, rev SOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram in left field, 13.84g, 12h (SNG Cop 66 var; Svoronos 231). About very fine. ex Willis Collection, Glendining’s, 6 June 1991, lot 616
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BC), Tetradrachm, Alexandria, group B, b, diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, rev SOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, P and monogram in left field, 14.14g, 12h (SNG Cop 73; Svoronos 265). Good fine. ex Willis Collection, Glendining’s, 6 June 1991, lot 616
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BC), Tetradrachm, Alexandria, series B, 285-266, diademed bust of Ptolemy II right, wearing aegis, rev SOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, shield and monogram on left field, monogram behind eagle, 14.05g, 12h (SNG Cop 113; Svoronos 555). About extremely fine.
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes (146/5-116 BC), Tetradrachm, Cyprus, Paphos, Year NB = 118 BC, diademed bust of Ptolemy VIII right, wearing aegis, rev SOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, date LNB on left field, behind eagle, 14.17g, 12h (SNG Cop 331 var; Svoronos 1528). Nice dark patina, short of flan, very fine/about extremely fine.
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (146/5-116 BC), Tetradrachm, Cyprus, Salamis, date KH = 28 = 142 BC, diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, rev SOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, S on right field, date LKH in left field, 13.98g, 1h (SNG Cop 572; Svoronos 1535). About very fine/about extremely fine. ex Willis Collection, Glendining’s, 6 June 1991, lot 621
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Reign of Cleopatra II, Ptolemy XI and Alexander I (107/6-101 BC), Tetradrachm, Alexandria, double date, IB = 12 and T = 9 = 105 BC, diademed bust of king right, wearing aegis, rev SOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, dates LIB and T on left field, behind eagle, 13.76g, 12h (SNG Cop 359; Svoronos 1728). Toned, about very fine.
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ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Egypt, Ptolemy V Epiphanes (205-180 BC), Didrachm, Alexandria, date PT = 109 = 202, diademed bust Ptolemy right, wearing aegis, rev SOS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt inscribed with date, PT, 6.80g, 12h (SNG Cop 554; Svornos 1216; Mørkholm, NNA 1975-76 attributes this issue to Phoenicia, Arados). About extremely fine/extremely fine.
![ANCIENT COINS, Roman, Mark Antony and Cleopatra, Denarius 3.26g, Alexandria, 34 BC, CLEO[PATRAE REGINAE REGVM] FILIORVM REGV](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1806/2672415/152-2-1806_468x382.jpg)
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ANCIENT COINS, Roman, Livia (mother of Tiberius, died AD 29), Dupondius 14.38g, struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23, SALVS AVGVSTA, draped bust of Livia, as Salus, right, rev TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII around SC (RIC (Tiberius) 47; BMC 82; RCV 1740). Dark green/brown patina, very fine.
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ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MILITARY MEDALS, Imperial Service Medal (5), George V, circular type, to Henry James Cheshire; George V, crowned bust type, to Henry Thomas Jennings; George VI, to Percy Thomas Pryme; Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia (2), to Harry Whitehead and Thomas Barclay Henry, all with ribbons. Extremely fine. (5)
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, Tickets and Passes, Drury Lane Theatre Tickets (3), Copper Ticket 1671, obv THEATRE ROYAL, bust of Charles II left, rev VPPER GALLERIE 1671 (D&W 194); Brass Ticket 1888, obv GREAT DRURY LANE DRAMA, two ships of the Armada and a rowing boat on the high seas, rev THE ARMADA, legend AUGUSTUS HARRIS COMPANY around; Modern Paper Ticket, Theatre Royal, late 20th century, “January 19 Upper Circle £16.50 A38”. Second pierced, good fine, first fine and rare, last a item of nostalgia. (3)
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, Tickets and Passes, Drury Lane Theatre Tickets (2), Copper Ticket 1671, obv THEATRE ROYAL, bust of Charles II left, rev VPPER GALLERIE 1671; Farthing, 1674 illustrating the same bust of Charles II used on the token (D&W 194; M 7). First very fine and rare, the second good fine. (2)
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, Tickets and Passes, Engraved Pieces, Charles II, Crowns (2), third bust, 1672V, QVARTO, 1676V, OCTAVO (S 3358), obv engraved scrolled initials, first EK, second NCB; George III, Sixpence, 1787, obv engraved for a marriage, Thos. Gulliver – Phoebe Quinton – TG to PQ – 1788. Fine. (3)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1927, Egypt/Italy, Fuad (1868-1917-1936), Bronze Medal, by Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960), bust right wearing uniform and fez, rev naked River Godesses of the Nile and Tiber with, behind Sphynx, pyramids and Colosseum, 72mm. Nearly very fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1936, Zanzibar, Khalifa II bin Harub (1879-1911-1960), Silver Jubilee 1936, Silver Medal, by Fatorini’s of Birmingham, bearded bust three-quarters left, wearing turban, British titles in legend, rev caligraphic scroll between dates, 32mm, Birmingham hallmark, maker T.F., good very fine; another, aluminium, similar obverse, rev dates in Arabic numerals, 32mm, integral suspension loop and ring, very fine. (2) The British titles of Khalifa II bin Harub were an Honorary K.C.M.G. [cr.1914] and an Honorary Civil K.B.E. [cr.1919]
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1958, The Completion of the Restoration of the Rumeli Hisari Castle, Bronze Medal, bust of Mehmed II, The Conquerer (1430-1451-1481), to right, rev panorama of hillside castle, 78mm. Extremely fine. The great fortress of Rumeli Hisar was built by Mehmet II in 1452, to face the earlier Anadolu Hirasi across the Bosphorus. The obverse taken from Bertoldi di Giovanni’s medal, though the image reversed.
![COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Lucienne Bréval (1869-1935) - [Berthe Agnes Liserte Schilling], French (Swiss born) sop](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1806/2672415/2381-2-1806_468x382.jpg)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Lucienne Bréval (1869-1935) - [Berthe Agnes Liserte Schilling], French (Swiss born) soprano and opera singer, uniface Bronze Portrait Plaquette, 1911, by E Blin, bust right, in loose gown and veil, rectangular with arched top, 77mm x 56mm. Softly sculpted, very fine. Lucienne Bréval is remembered for her role as Brunhilde in Wagner’s “Walkyrie” in Paris in 1893, and for singing at the Metropolitan Opera (1900-1902)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Aristede Bruant (1851-1925), French singer and song-writer, large uniface circular Medallic Plaque, 1900, by Ferdinand Levillain, bust left in foppish hat, TOUT PRÈS DE SENS A COURTENAY / AU PAYS DU VIN JE SUIS NÉ, 215mm (BDM III, 427). A splendid Art Nouveau piece, cast in soft relief, much as made, very fine and very rare. The image of Bruant is familiar from the famous poster of “Aristede Bruant dans son cabaret” by Toulouse Lautrec. As the owner of the club, Le Mirliton, he was very much the embodiment of the Montmartre café-concert scene. Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905) French sculptor and medallist
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726) and Marin Marais (1656-1728), French, royal musicians to Louis XIV, a pair of Copper-gilt Medals, 1726 and 1728, by Simon Curé, bust of each to right and left, revs (Lalande) winged figures with instruments, before palace façade, SES CHANTS DIVINS …, and (Marais), wreathed and winged figure amidst musical instruments, holds the viol, ELLE RECOIT DE LUY SON PLUS GRAND LUSTRE, 56mm and 53mm. Excellent casts for medals by Curé, good very fine. (2) Michel-Richard de Lalande, Chorister, Court Composer and Superintendent of the Royal Chamber Music in the service of Louis XIV. Marin Marais, composer, viol player and (1679-1725) “Ordinaire de la Chamber du roy pour la viole”, a title reflected on the obverse of the medal. For further medals by Curé see lots 2388 and 2383
![COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Felix Mottl (1856-1911), Austrian [Viennese] conductor, aged 33, Bronze Portrait Plaque](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1806/2672415/2386-2-1806_468x382.jpg)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Felix Mottl (1856-1911), Austrian [Viennese] conductor, aged 33, Bronze Portrait Plaque, 1889, by Anton Scharff, bust right, emblems of music around, 137mm x 116mm. Manufactured as an electrotype, very fine and rare. Mottl, best known for conducting the operas of Wagner
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Philippe Quinault (1635-1688), French dramatist and librettist, cast Copper Medal, 1718, by Simon Curé, laureate bust right, rev a phoenix on a lyre, this atop the emblems of music, PHOENIX DE LA POESIE CHANTANTE, 59mm (BM Acq 1983-1987, 14/2). An unusally well cast example, extremely fine. For other medals by Curé see lots 2383 and 2384
![COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German opera composer, uniface square Plaquette [1911], by](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1806/2672415/2391-2-1806_468x382.jpg)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German opera composer, uniface square Plaquette [1911], by F Stiasny, bust right, in high relief, 92mm x 90mm. Virtually as made, extremely fine. F Stiasny, Polish born medallist working in Vienna, made a number of plaquettes and medals of musicians including Beethoven, Mahler, Mozart and Strauss.
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, 18th Century, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Taylor, Moody & Co, Silver Proof Halfpenny 1791, hemeted bust to right, SR. BEVOIS SOUTHAMPTON, rev shield of arms, rose and crown, PROMISSORY HALFPENNY, edge reads PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO (DH 89). Good very fine with a little toning, rare. W. Taylor, maker of rope-blocks for ships and gun-carriages, had a mill at South Stoneham in Southampton
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, 18th Century, Middlesex, National Series, Skidmore's ‘Revolution’ Penny, bust of William III, date 1688 below, rev lion rampant supporting English shield (DH 199); Penny, commemorating Naval victories, 1797, bust of George III (DH 197; BHM 442). Good extremely fine and lustrous, each with minor imperfections, both scarce. (2)
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, 18th Century, Middlesex, Political and Social Series, Silver Penny 1795, bust of Reverend William Romaine (died 1795) to right, rev THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH, Faith holding cross and pointing upwards, edge plain (DH 216). Extremely fine with attractive toning, very rare. Revd William Romaine (1714-1795), chaplain and preacher, son of a corn dealer from Hartlepool
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, 18th Century, Middlesex, Dodd, New Street, Covent Garden, Halfpenny, bust of Handel (DH 300); William Forster, Strand, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 302); J B[urton], Foundling Fields, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 305); I Fowler, Halfpenny, 1794, WHALE FISHERY (DH 306); Guest, Surrey Street, Halfpenny, 1795, lady’s slippers (DH 308e); I Hatfield, Snow Hill, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 323); J Kilvington, Halfpennies (3), 1795 (DH 347, 348, 348a). DH347 good very fine, the others extremely fine or better, some a little lustrous. (9) Dodd, seller of musical instruments William Forster, maker of musical intruments
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, 18th Century, Middlesex, Thomas Spence, Halfpennies (3), obv sun, rev cornucopia and scales (DH 676), obv bust of Fox, rev American Indian (DH 765), obv heads of Pitt and Fox conjoined, rev heart in hand (DH 804c); Farthings (2), obvs names of Spence, More and Paine, rev bull with ass's head (DH 1112), rev pig (DH 1117). DH676 very fine but probably struck from clogged dies which has left sections of the outer legends very weak, DH1112 fine, the others extremely fine, DH765 nicely bronzed. (5)
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, 18th Century, Middlesex, Spence Jewish Halfpenny 1780, bust of Gordon to left, rev LORD GEORGE GORDON 1780 (DH 782). Small flan crack at about 4 o’clock, attractive very fine with much original colour. Lord George Gordon, politician, became embroiled in the reforms of the Catholic Relief Bill in 1780. Demonstrations and presentations of this petition turned into a dangerous, destructive, and violent revolt against authority that was quelled only after 15,000 armed militia were called in. For his part, George Gordon was charged with high treason and sent to the Tower of London to await trial. He was imprisoned in June but did not come to trial until December. These riots are often called "The Gordon Riots" and their subsequent repercussions may have had the most decisive impact on his conversion to Judaism. Considering that the Jewish people were being publicly ridiculed by his fellow countrymen, who had only shortly before grudgingly allowed Jews the right to live in England after almost 400 years of banishment, Gordon's conversion at this time was a marvel.
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BRITISH TRADE TOKENS, 18th Century, Norfolk, Blofield, Cavalry, Halfpennies (3), 1796, weapons and musical instruments, FIFTH TROOP, rev mounted dragoon (DH 6, 6b), rev armoured bust right (DH 11). Extremely fine or better, all lustrous, DH6b with reverse die cud as usual, this and DH6 prooflike, DH6b scarce, DH11 rare. (3)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Thailand, Siam, Rama V (1853-1868-1910), Prince Maha Vajirunhis, the River Bathing Ceremony, Silver Medal, 1886, by Weigand and Küllrich, bust of Prince three-quarters left with pointed crown, rev façade of the multi-spired shrine on a pontoon, 36.5mm. Very fine. Prince Maha Vajirunhis was the 20th child of King Chulalongkorn and the eldest son of Queen Sawang Vadhana and as his mother was of royal blood, he became the first Crown Prince of Siam. He was to die unexpectedly in 1895, aged 17.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, William Pitt, the elder, The Repeal of the Stamp Act, Copper Medal [1766], by T Pingo, bust of Pitt left, wearing unbuttoned jacket and cravat, GVLIELMVS PITT, rev legend in seven lines, THE MAN WHO HAVING SAVED THE PARENT PLEADED WITH SUCCESS FOR HER CHILDREN, 40mm (BHM 100; Betts 516; Eimer, Pingo 34). Extremely fine and scarce.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, William Pitt, the elder, The Repeal of the Stamp Act, small ‘Gilt’ Brass Medal [1766], bust of Pitt left, wearing buttoned jacket, RIGHT HONOURABLE WILL PITT / ESQ., rev legend in seven lines, THE MAN WHO HAVING SAVED THE PARENT PLEADED WITH SUCCESS FOR HER CHILDREN, 31mm (BHM 105, R4; Betts -, cf 518 for obverse; EPM 1890/2). Nearly extremely fine and excessively rare. BHM records a single specimen in the British Museum
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, George Washington, The “Repub. Ameri.” Funeral Medal or Token, 1800, Copper, by Thomas Wyon, bust right in uniform, rev legend in three lines around scroll, cannon, fasces and caduceus, 33mm (Baker 69; Fuld WA 1800; D&H Middx, Addenda 245 bis). Very fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), French general and Revolutionary War patriot, Member of the States General, restrike Copper Medal, 1789, bust right, rev legend, 32mm, ‘dusty’, but otherwise as struck; Charles Wilson Peale, Founder of the Philadelphia Museum, White Metal Medal, 1821, 32mm, very fine; Augustus Graham, The Brooklyn Institute, 1824, White Metal Medal, 1824, by Allen & Moore, bust three-quarters right, 51mm, obverse fine, reverse better. (3)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Professor Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval (1851-1940), large complimentary Bronze Medal, “Son Jubilé”, 1933, by Paul-Marcel Damann (1855-1939), bust of d’Arsonval left, rev naked female slays monstrous snakes, 118mm. Extremely fine, rare. Arsonval, physicist and physician, worked under Claude Bernard and C E Brown-Séquard (whom he succeeded in 1897 at the Collège de France) and was professor at the Sorbonne from 1894 to 1932. He gave his name to the D'Arsonval galvanometer, and as a pioneer in electrotherapy, he studied the medical application of high-frequency currents. He was also involved in the industrial application of electricity. Whilst the obverse of the medal is completely traditional, the reverse is a powerful Art Deco image and one of Damann’s most memorable works.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Lifesaving, The Andrew Carnegie Medal for France, founded 1909, awarded to R le Bris, 1932, the Bronze Plaquette, by Louis Dejeau, bust of Carnegie right, FONDATION CARNEGIE 1909 / LIBÉRALITÉ D’UN CITOYEN AMÉRICAIN POUR RÉCOMPENSER LES ACTES DE COURAGE ACCOMPLIS EN FRANCE, rev a diaphonous Victory places a wreath on the head of a naked hero, 81mm x 54mm, in (somewhat distressed) fitted case of issue. Extremely fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, c.1480, Mehmet II, Sultan of Turkey (1430-1451-1481), Cast Bronze Medal, by Bertoldo di Giovanni, bust left wearing turban, a medal on a ribbon around his neck, MAVMhET … IMPERAT, rev triumphal car pulled by horses, lead by Mars, in which the Sultan, as a warrior, holds three naked women with a rope, Sea God and Earth Godess below, 91mm, a late cast, probably early 19th century (Hill, Corpus 911; Kress 248; Arm I, 76). Very fine and a good clear portrait.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, . 1480, Britain, John Kendal [or Quendal], Turcopolier (Colonel General of Infantry) of the Order of St John, The Siege of Rhodes by the Turks, cast Bronze Portrait Medal, 1480, of Italian manufacture, bust right with long hair, rev shield of arms, TEMPORE. OBSIDIONIS. TVRCHORVM. MCCCCLXXX, 55mm (MI 17/3; Hill 934; Furse p.379). A somewhat worn but original cast with old but later gilding applied, reverse about fine, obverse better, very rare. John Kendal was Turcopolier at the time of the siege of Rhodes by the Turks. The post was annexed to that of Grand Bailiff of England and he was also Prior of the Order of St John in London and Grand Master. As such the task of recruiting for troops, especially in Ireland, to fight the Turks fell to him.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, c.1455, Vatican, Calixtus III, Alfonso de Borgia (1378-1455-1458), the departure of the fleet sailing against Turkey, struck Copper Medal, by Andrea Guaciloti, bust left wearing mitre, rev the fleet sailing, two ships in distress, HOC VOVI DEO, 41mm, an 18th century restrike of the earlier restitutional medal (Linc 388; Arm I, 296, II). Choice extremely fine. The Turks had captured Constantinople two years prior to the accession of Calixtus III, and the policy of his short papacy was to bring about a crusade against them.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, c.1533, Ottoman Empire, Khair ed-Din (c.1483-1546), Greek born Turkish corsair, better known as Barbarossa [Redbeard], cast Bronze Portrait Medal, by Ludwig Neufahrer (died 1563), in Vienna, bust of Barbarossa right, wearing a turban and coat, BARBA ROSSA. NE, rev a three line inscription in (mal-formed) Arabic, KHAIR ED-DIN / PASHA JAZA’IR SULTAN, 27mm (Habich I, 1403; Löbebecke 409; Lanna 1003; Voltolina 356; Serenissma 122; Baldwins Auction 35, lot 2469, silver). Very fine and rare. Barbarossa and his brother Aruj, captured Algiers from the Spanish (1518), and placed Algeria under Turkish rule. He was appointed Governor in 1519 when Selim I bestowed on him the title Pasha. He then conquered the rest of the Barbary States. In 1533 he was appointed Kapudan Pasha (admiral of the Turkish fleet) and between then and 1544, he twice defeated the Genoese Admiral, Andrea Doria.
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