RUTLAND, Rutland Legion Riflemen, silver, by [or after] J. Milton, laureate bust of George III right, rev. rutland legion riflemen around concentric circles resembling an archery target, centre hatched, 32mm, 12.23g (Stainton, BNJ 1983, – [17 for obv.]; DH Middlesex 192 obv.). About extremely fine, extremely rare; no other specimen known to the cataloguer £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bonhams Auction, 9 December 1997, lot 230 (part). The Rutland Legion Riflemen were a mixed force of volunteer cavalry and infantry, disbanded in 1825
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Sir Robert Walpole, a cast copper satirical medal after L. Natter, undated [c. 1741], 49mm (MI II, 562/194); Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, 1742, a copper medal, unsigned [after L. Natter], 40mm (MI II, 567/201; E 567); Duke of Marlborough, 1742, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, 55mm (Eisler 331; MI II, 568/202; E 568) [3]. First scratched in obverse field, second with faint graffiti below bust, otherwise all very fine £100-£150
Death of the Marquis of Granby, 1770, a silver medal by L. Pingo, armoured bust right, rev. com militvr amor within radiant wreath, 40mm, 26.76g (Eimer 46; BHM 146; E –). Fields hairlined, light scratches on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine, extremely rare; in contemporary fitted case £150-£180
Christ’s Hospital, Newgate, Marker’s medal by L. Pingo, in silver, crowned bust of Edward VI right, rev. open bible, edge named (William Menzies, 1858), 35mm (Eimer 66a; MI I, 61/16; E 29; Grimshaw p.32, no.90). Very fine, dark-toned £50-£70 --- Provenance: Bonhams Auction, 9 December 1998, lot 212 (part); P. Jones Collection
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by L.C. Wyon after Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, crowned bust left, rev. enthroned figure of Empire surrounded by standing figures representing Science, Letters, Art, etc, Mercury and Time below, 77mm (W & E 2000A.2; BHM 3219; E 1733). Minor spotting, otherwise about extremely fine; in original fitted case [catch broken] £100-£150
Royal Geographical Society of London, Patron’s Medal, 1952, a silver award by Mary Gillick and after W. Wyon, bust of Elizabeth II right, rev. Britannia standing left, flanked by sextant and globe, edge named (Douglas Warren, 1982), 55mm (E 1229, footnote). Virtually as struck, toned; in red gilt-blocked Royal Mint case with royal monogram £100-£150
EGYPT, The Overland Route to India Protected, 1840, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard, bust of Mehmet ‘Ali Pasha facing three-quarters left, wearing full beard and fez, rev. from the committee, the friend of science commerce & order who protected the subjects and property of adverse powers and kept open the overland route to india, 1840, 58mm (BHM –; Pudd. 842.2; Dogan 6504; BDM V, 696). Extremely fine and patinated, very rare £600-£800 --- Mehmet Ali Pasha, Albanian commander and administrator in the Ottoman army, Governor of Misr (Cairo), elected 1805, Sudan (which he conquered 1822-3), Filistin, Suriye, Hicaz, Mora, Tasoz and Girit. Later he occupied Syria, 1831-40. He is regarded by some as the founder of modern Egypt and facilitated the overland mail route for Britain, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
FRANCE, Henri III, a copper medal, undated [struck 17th-18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. divided in two: in one half two hands extended from clouds, emptying cornucopia and purse over people; in the other half people leaving city facing royal cavalry, clasped hands above, 46mm. Extremely fine £100-£120
FRANCE, Henri IV, a copper medal, undated [struck 17th-18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. divided in two: in one half two hands extended from clouds, emptying cornucopia and purse over people; in the other half people leaving city facing royal cavalry, clasped hands above, 52mm. Extremely fine £100-£120
NETHERLANDS, Crown Prince William, a uniface cast silver portrait medal, unsigned and undated, uniformed bust left, backed with beige silk, 37mm, 9.14g; Marriage of Prince William of Orange and Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia, 1816, a brass medal, signed A & D.A. [?], 41mm (Diakov –); General Armaments, 1831, a copper medal by D. van der Kellen, 52mm (BDM III, 134) [3]. First good very fine and rare with integral suspension loop [small countermark on loop], second very fine and rare, last cleaned with traces of deposit on reverse otherwise extremely fine £100-£150
PRUSSIA, Death of Frederick the Great, 1786, a silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, uniformed bust left, rev. funerary urn on plinth, surrounded by symbols of arts and science, captured trophies and arms, 45mm, 26.05g (BDM II, 536). Cleaned at one time, fields lightly tooled, otherwise about extremely fine £80-£100
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, IRELAND, Edward VI, Shilling, mdlii, mm. harp, obv. countermarked with greyhound behind bust [to revalue it at Twopence-Farthing], 3.74g/3h (N 1990; S 2547). Good very fine, clear detailed countermark and full flan, extremely rare and probably the finest known £20,000-£24,000 --- This new metal detector discovery is in outstanding condition both for the type and for the countermark
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1563/2, mm. pheon, bust 3E, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, 2.75g/6h (cf. DNW 190/100; BCW BA-9G:BA-l4; N 1997; S 2561B). Last digit of the date not clearly visible, fine or better, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Found in Norfolk. Although the last digit of the date is not conclusive, the top of the 3 is visible and the coin appears to be from the same reverse die as DNW 190, lot 100, where the footnote states ‘The late vendor [Walter Wilkinson] suggested that this is one of three specimens known and struck from a different reverse die to the Shuttlewood coin’
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