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Lot 1474

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

Lot 1491

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

Lot 1494

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

Lot 1499

Battle of the Nile, 1798, a white metal medal by T. Wyon Sr, seated Victory holding plaque depicting bust of Nelson, lion to right, pyramid behind, rev. shield and foul anchor, 38mm (BHM 450; E 892). Extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1502

Nelsonic Crimson Oakes Society (Founded 1808), a silver medal, unsigned [perhaps by B. Patrick], bust of Lord Nelson left, rev. masonic symbols, 54mm (BHM 640; W 2187; E 986). Polished, otherwise good very fine, rare; pierced at top for suspension £150-£180

Lot 1516

Joshua Reynolds, 1845, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. detail from Reynolds’ painting The Infant Hercules, 58mm (BHM 2207; E 1399). Extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1518

William Hogarth, 1848, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. detail from Hogarth’s painting Canvassing for Votes, 55mm (BHM 2302; E 1427). Small corrosion spot behind bust, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1521

Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a white metal medal, unsigned [by J. Hinks], bust left, rev. weeping willow branches around plaque on plinth, 45mm (Eimer 153; BHM 2487; E 1470b). A few minor marks, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom, rare £60-£80

Lot 1522

William Wyon, 1854, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. Britannia and four sea-horses, 56mm (BHM 2535; E 1480). About extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1523

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

Lot 1524

Sir David Wilkie, 1861, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. detail from Wilkie’s painting The Village Politicians, 55mm (BHM 2704; E 1549). Good extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1529

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

Lot 1530

Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, small gold and silver medals by G.W. de Saulles, veiled bust left, rev. young bust left, 26mm (W & E 3000A.1, 3000A.2; BHM 3506; E 1817b) [2]. Lightly cleaned, otherwise extremely fine £500-£600

Lot 1538

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

Lot 1543

ALGERIA, Capture of Constantine, 1837, a copper medal by V.M. Borrel and A.A. Caqué [struck 1842-5], laureate bust of Louis Philippe left, rev. soldier in Roman dress holding dagger and crown, fortress in flames to left, 52mm. Extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1544

ALGERIA, Occupation, 1838, a copper medal by A.A. Caqué, laureate bust of Louis Philippe right, rev. standing Minerva presenting winged allegory to seated Algeria, 57mm. About extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1546

ALGERIA, Battle of D’Jemma Ghazouat, 1846, a copper medal by A.C. Jouvenel, bust of Abd al-Qadir left, rev. legend in 18 lines, 57mm (Escande 24; BDM III, 90). Minor spotting, otherwise about extremely fine £120-£150

Lot 1553

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

Lot 1555

FRANCE, Francis I, 1515, a copper medal [struck 17th-18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust left, rev. vnvs non svfficit orbis, two globes on stands, crown above, 54mm. Flan flaw across bust, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1557

FRANCE, Charles IX, a copper medal, undated [struck late 17th-early 18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. maior erit hercvle, Minerva standing, holding Pillars of Hercules, 50mm. Extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1558

FRANCE, League Against Charles V, 1552, a copper medal [struck late 17th-early 18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust of Henry II right, rev. hat between two swords, 59mm. About extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1559

FRANCE, Peace of Edinburgh, 1560, a copper medal [struck late 17th-early 18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust of Francis II left, rev. crowned F between two cornucopiæ containing busts of Francis and Mary, 53mm (MI I, 97/17). Extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1560

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

Lot 1561

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

Lot 1568

FRANCE, Construction of the Canal du Centre, 1783, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, draped bust of Louis XVI right, rev. Burgundy seated, holding caduceus aloft, surrounded by river gods, 51mm (BDM I, 686). Extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1569

FRANCE, Coronation of Napoleon as King of Italy, 1805, a copper medal by L. Manfredini, laureate bust left, rev. Italy crowning Napoleon, 42mm (Bramsen 420; BDM III, 554). About extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1583

FRANCE, Chamber of Deputies, 1847, a silver medal by L.M. Petit, laureate bust of Louis Philippe left, rev. Law standing facing, flanked by Mercury, Agriculture, Arts and Letters, 53mm. Cleaned, otherwise about extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1592

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

Lot 1594

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

Lot 1595

SPAIN, Death of Infanta Luisa Fernanda, 1897, a silver medal, unsigned [by R. Huth], veiled bust left, rev. legend in nine lines, 35mm (BDM II, 583). About extremely fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 163

Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty period, Farthing, mm. cross, small bust with long neck, 0.36g/3h (Withers 9; N 1276; S 1636). Obverse fine but double-struck, reverse better, very rare £150-£200

Lot 166

Richard II (1377-1399), Penny, York, type IV, mm. cross, late bust with bushy hair, broken i in ricard, double saltire stops after tas, 1.10g/11h (Purvey pl. viii, 78, same dies; N 1239g; S 1696). Weak in centres, otherwise fine, rare £120-£150

Lot 175

Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Heavy coinage/Light coinage mule Groat, London, class III//Vc, mm. rose, quatrefoils by bust, trefoil on bottom cusp, extra pellet in third quarter on rev., 2.69g/1h (Stewartby p.430; N 1532/1567; S 1973/2000). Good fine, very rare £200-£260

Lot 180

Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IIIc, mm. anchor, crown with inner arch plain, 2.95g/4h (SCBI Ashmolean 377; N 1705c; S 2199). Very slightly dished, otherwise good fine, dark find patina £80-£100

Lot 187

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust D, 2.68g/12h (Whitton (iv); N 1797; S 2337E). Weak on face, otherwise about very fine, dark tone £90-£120

Lot 188

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust D, 2.62g/7h (Whitton (iv); N 1797; S 2337E). Slightly weak on face, otherwise good fine, grey tone £80-£100

Lot 189

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust D, 2.45g/12h (N 1797; S 2337E). Better than fine, surface deposits £60-£80

Lot 191

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Posthumous coinage, Groat, Southwark, mm. E (?) on rev. only, bust 6, Roman lettering, roses in forks, pellet stops, 2.06g/10h (N 1872; S 2404). Edge ragged and some surface staining, otherwise fine, portrait reasonable for issue £70-£90

Lot 192

Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 8 oz. issue, Shilling, mdxlix, Southwark, mm. Y, bust 1, transposed legends, reads domini, 3.99g/11h (N 1918/2; S 2465A). A few crease marks, otherwise very fine for issue, rare £500-£700

Lot 200

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

Lot 201

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shilling, mm. martlet, bust 3C, 5.90g/11h (N 1985; S 2555). Very weak on face, otherwise good fine £70-£90

Lot 204

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’

Lot 205

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Sixpence, 1573, mm. acorn, bust 5A, 3.01g/4h (BCW AC-2b:AC-b1; N 1997; S 2563). A very minor bend to flan and with scattered surface marks consistent with having been excavated, otherwise about very fine £100-£120

Lot 208

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1562, mm. star, bust D, 3.02g/6h (Borden/Brown 25, O3/R1; N 2027; S 2596). Creased, good fine, toned £80-£100

Lot 209

James I (1603-1625), First coinage, Shilling, mm. thistle, second bust, 5.74g/1h (N 2073; S 2646). Slightly bent with a few surface marks, otherwise good fine but a little weak on face £60-£80

Lot 210

James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Double-Crown, fifth bust, mm. cinquefoil, 4.93g/9h (SCBI Schneider 37-8; N 2088; S 2623). Small edge irregularities at 3 and 6 o’clock, otherwise fine, attractive peripheral toning £400-£500

Lot 213

Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Double Crown, Gp F, mm. triangle-in-circle, bust 6, 4.43g/10h (SCBI Schneider 213-14; SCBI Brooker 178-9; N 2177; S 2706). Fine or better but creased £500-£600

Lot 231

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1666, second bust, edge inverted, xviii (ESC 366; S 3355). About fine, the inverted edge variety seemingly extremely rare £90-£120

Lot 232

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1668, second bust, edge vicesimo (ESC 373; S 3357). About fine, cleaned £80-£100

Lot 233

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1672, third bust, edge vicesimo qvarto (ESC 388; S 3358). Cleaned and now re-toning, fine £60-£80

Lot 234

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1676, third bust, edge vicesimo octavo (ESC 397; S 3358). Light adjustment marks on obverse, date weak, otherwise very fine £300-£400

Lot 235

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1679, third bust, edge tricesimo primo (ESC 403; S 3358). Fair £50-£70

Lot 236

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1681, fourth bust, edge tricesimo tertio (ESC 414; S 3359). Minor surface marks, otherwise nearly very fine, toned £300-£360

Lot 238

Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1669/4, third bust, edge vicesimo primo (ESC 452; S 3365). Surfaces rough, some small digs in flan, otherwise about very fine, rare £240-£300

Lot 239

Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1668, second bust (ESC 511; S 3375). Die break below bust, otherwise very fine £240-£300

Lot 243

James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1687, second bust, edge tertio (ESC 743; S 3407). About fine £100-£150

Lot 244

James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1687, second bust, edge tertio (ESC 743; S 3407). About fine £100-£150

Lot 249

William III (1694-1702), Crown, 1695, first bust, edge octavo (ESC 991; S 3470). Good fine, toned £120-£150

Lot 250

William III (1694-1702), Crown, 1696, third bust, edge octavo (ESC 1004; S 3472). Cleaned, fine £80-£100

Lot 253

William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1697c, third bust (ESC 1175; S 3507). Scuffed, fine, scarce £60-£80

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