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Lot 502

Marc Antony and Octavia AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. Struck circa 39 BC. M•ANTONIVS•IMP•COS•DESIG•ITER•ET•TERT, conjoined busts of Antony, wearing ivy wreath, and Octavia right / III•VIR• R•P•C, Dionysus standing left on cista mystica between twisting snakes, holding sceptre. RPC I 2202; RSC 3; CRI 263; BMCRR East 136. 11.79g, 26mm, 12h. Good Very Fine.

Lot 503

Marc Antony and Octavia AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. Struck circa 39 BC. M•ANTONIVS•IMP•COS•DESIG•ITER•ET•TERT, conjoined busts of Antony, wearing ivy wreath, and Octavia right / III•VIR• R•P•C, Dionysus standing left on cista mystica between twisting snakes, holding sceptre. RPC I 2202; RSC 3; CRI 263; BMCRR East 136. 11.93g, 27mm, 12h. Very Fine.

Lot 649

L. Thorius Balbus AR Denarius. Rome, 105 BC. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress; I•S•M•R downwards behind / Bull charging right, G above, L•THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue. Crawford 316/1; RSC Thoria 1. 4.07g, 19mm, 9h. Very Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 665

Cn. Lentulus AR Denarius. Spanish (?) mint, 76-75 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Genius Populi Romani right, with sceptre over shoulder; G•P•R above / Sceptre topped with wreath, globe and rudder; EX to left, S•C to right, LENT•CVR•?•FL in exergue. Crawford 393/1b; RSC Cornelia 55. 3.91g, 19mm, 6h. Extremely Fine. Iridescent highlights. From a private European Collection; Ex Roma Numismatics XIV, 21 September 2017, lot 477.

Lot 688

Marc Antony AR Denarius. Athens, Summer 32 BC. Bare head of Marc Antony right; in hair below ear, small P; [ANTON•AVG•IMP•III•COS•DES]•III•III•V•R•P•C• around / ANTONIVS AVG•IMP•III in two lines. Crawford 542/2; CRI 347; RSC 2. 3.37g, 15mm, 8h. Very Fine. Porous. Though difficult to discern on this example, the small P on the obverse represents the only example of an artist engraving his initials on a Roman Republican coin. This fact went unnoticed for centuries, until it was first pointed out in a Santamaria sales catalogue in 1920.

Lot 689

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG II across fields. Crawford 544/14; CRI 349; RSC 27. 3.58g, 19mm, 10h. Very Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 692

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VI across fields. Crawford 544/19; CRI 356; RSC 33. 3.17g, 20mm, 10h. Very Fine. From a private European Collection; Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. E-Auktion 6, 13 January 2018, lot 210.

Lot 693

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VII across fields. Crawford 544/20; CRI 357; RSC 34. 3.44g, 18mm, 5h. Very Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 694

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. [ANT•AVG] III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XII across fields. Crawford 544/26; CRI 365; RSC 41. 3.49g, 20mm, 8h. Good Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 695

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XIV across fields. Crawford 544/29; CRI 369; RSC 44; Sydenham 1234; BMCRR East 209. 3.26g, 18mm, 6h. Good Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 696

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XV across fields. Crawford 544/30; CRI 371; RSC 47. 3.55g, 18mm, 2h. Very Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 697

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XX across fields. Crawford 544/36; CRI 380; RSC 57. 3.49g, 18mm, 3h. Very Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 698

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XXIII across fields. Crawford 544/39; CRI 383; RSC 60. 2.88g,18mm, 6h. Very Fine. Rare. From a private European Collection. XXIII was the highest number securely known to have been given to a legion within Marc Antony's order of battle. This legion appears to have been disbanded after Actium, as XXIII was never again employed as a legionary numeration following Augustus' reorganisation of the Roman army, in which he consolidated and decreased the total number of serving legions.

Lot 700

Augustus AR Denarius. Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?), 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head left / Clipeus Virtutis inscribed S•P•Q•R CL•V in two lines. RIC 42b; RSC 293; BMCRE 335 = BMCRR Gaul 130; BN 1316-9. 3.48g, 20mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine; lightly porous metal. From a private European Collection.

Lot 701

Augustus AR Denarius. Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), 19-18 BC. IMP CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head left / Round domed tetrastyle temple of Mars Ultor set on three steps, containing triumphal currus (chariot) carrying aquila and miniature quadriga; S•P-Q•R across fields. RIC 120; RSC 282. 3.34g, 18mm, 6h. Very Fine, rev. harshly cleaned. From a private European Collection.

Lot 712

Divus Augustus Æ Dupondius. Struck under Caligula. Rome, AD 37-41. DIVVS• AVGVSTVS, radiate head left / CONSENSV• SENAT• EQ• ORDIN• P• Q• R•, Augustus, laureate and togate, seated left in curule chair, holding branch in outstretched right hand. RIC 56 (Gaius); BMCRE 88-91 (Caligula). 16.66g, 30mm, 7h. Good Very Fine. Attractive mottled patina. Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority, #538342.

Lot 713

Divus Augustus Æ Dupondius. Struck under Caligula. Rome, AD 37-41. DIVVS• AVGVSTVS, radiate head left / CONSENSV• SENAT• EQ• ORDIN• P• Q• R•, Augustus or Caligula, laureate and togate, seated left in curule chair, holding branch in outstretched right hand. RIC 56 (Gaius); BMCRE 88-91 (Caligula). 16.03g, 29mm, 6h. Very Fine; cleaned and smoothed. From a private European Collection.

Lot 729

Nero Æ As. Rome, AD 62-68. NERO CAES AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right / PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, temple of Janus with latticed window to left and closed doors to right; S-C across fields. RIC 306 var. (obverse legend). 9.55g, 27mm, 6h. Good Very Fine.

Lot 730

Nero Æ As. Rome, AD 62-68. NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head left / PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, temple of Janus with latticed window to right and closed doors to left. RIC 350. 10.57g, 28mm, 6h. Very Fine. From a private European Collection.

Lot 738

Vitellius AR Denarius. Rome, AD 69. A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, bare head right / CONCORDIA P R, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae. RIC 66. 2.35g, 19mm, 6h. Good Fine. From a private central European Collection.

Lot 761

Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, AD 103-111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Mars standing right, holding spear and shield. RIC 161. 2.94g, 18mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine.

Lot 764

Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, AD 103-111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Virtus standing right, holding reversed spear and parazonium, right foot standing on helmet. RIC 202. 3.12g, 18mm, 6h. About Good Very Fine.

Lot 769

Trajan Æ As. Rome, AD 103-111. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Arabia standing facing, head left, holding branch in right hand and uncertain object (perhaps bundle of cinnamon sticks) in left, camel left in profile in distant background to left; S-C across fields, ARAB•ADQVIS in exergue. RIC 466. 11.88g, 27mm, 7h. Near Extremely Fine. Attractive sand patina highlighting the details. From a private North American collection.

Lot 980

City Commemorative Series Æ Nummus. Struck under Constantius II and Constans. Rome, AD 348. ROMA, helmeted and draped bust of Roma right / Virtus standing facing in military attire, head right, holding spear and shield; P-R across fields. RIC 104; Vagi 3049. 2.04g, 15mm, 5h. Good Very Fine; attractive for the type. Rare. From a private North American collection.

Lot 981

City Commemorative Series Æ Nummus. Struck under Constantius II and Constans. Rome, AD 348. ROMA, helmeted and draped bust of Roma right / Virtus standing facing in military attire, head right, holding spear and shield; P-R across fields. RIC 104; Vagi 3049. 2.32g, 16mm, 6h. Very Fine, and of good style. 'Desert' patina. From a private North American collection.

Lot 982

City Commemorative Series Æ Nummus. Struck under Constantius II and Constans. Rome, AD 348. CONSTA[NT]INOPOLIS, diademed and draped bust of Constantinopolis right / Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre; P-R across fields. RIC 106. 1.37g, 16mm, 7h. Very Fine; metal defect on obv. And minor flan crack on reverse at 9h. Rare. From a private North American collection.

Lot 1045

Constantine VI and Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 792-793. S IRI?I AV?' ????R, crowned facing busts of Constantine IV, draped and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre; cross above, • between / CO?STA?TI?OS C' ?' ?', Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each crowned and draped. DOC 1; Sear 1593. 4.38g, 20mm, 6h. Good Very Fine.

Lot 1048

Romanus I Æ Nummus. AD 920-944. +R?MA?' ?ASIL?VS R?M', facing bust of Romanus I, bearded, wearing crown with cross and jewelled chlamys, holding globe and transverse labarum / +R?MA? ?N ??? ?ASIL?VS R?MAI?? in four lines. DOC 25, Sear 1760. 6.70g, 28mm, 6h. Very Fine. From a private North American collection.

Lot 1115

Austria. Maria Theresia (AD 1740-1780) AR Taler. Günzburg, 1780. R•IMP•HU•BO•REG•M•THERESIA•D•G•, veiled and draped bust right; S•F• below / BURG•CO•TYR•1780•X ARCHID•AVST•DVX, crowned double headed eagle with coat of arms. Davenport 1150; KM 22. 28.07g, 40mm, 11h. Good Very Fine.

Lot 1118

Crusaders. Cyprus, Richard I 'the Lionheart' Æ Tetarteron. King of England, 1189-1199. Crowned facing bust, holding cross-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger / Cross on three steps; arms ending in R E X. Metcalf, Lusignan p. 2; Bendall, A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart?", NumCirc April 2002, pp. 62-63; Schultze, A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart", NumCirc February 2003, pp. 6-7; Bendall, "Richard I in Cyprus Again", NumCirc April 2004, pp. 85-86. 0.73g, 17mm, 12h. Very Fine. Very Rare. From a private North American collection.

Lot 1131

Italy, Duchy of Massa di Lunigiana, Alberico II Cybo Malaspina (1662-1690) AR 8 Bolognini. 1665. ALBERIC• S• R• I• E• MASSÆ• DVX• I, bare-headed, armoured and draped bust right; 8 below bust truncation / CVSTODIAT• DOMINVS• 1665, crowned coat-of-arms. CNI 20; Ravegnani Morosini 6; Cammarano 227; Bellesia 15; MIR 323/2. 2.12g, 21mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Old cabinet tone. From a private German collection.

Lot 1148

British Museum Electrotype Reproduction of a Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Tetradrachm. Stamped R on the edge at 3h. 1859-1931. 'Asiatic' standard. Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to left; laurel spray with two leaves behind / Silphium plant with leaves and flowers, ?[????] downwards to right, ?????[?] upwards to left. Cf. BMC Kyrenaika, Kyrene pl. XV, 34. 9.77g, 26mm, 12h. Condition as seen. From a private UK collection.

Lot 196

Royal Worcester figurine of a Squirrel fish limited edition 392/500, modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 197

Royal Worcester figurine of a Flying Fish limited edition 183/300 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 198

Royal Worcester figurine of a Dolphin limited edition 145/500 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 199

Royal Worcester figurine of a Swordfish limited edition 245/500 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 202

Royal Worcester figurine of a Bluefin Tuna limited edition 207/500 modelled by R .Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 204

Royal Worcester figurines of Male & Female Mallards limited edition 289/500 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 205

Royal Worcester figurine of a Bob-White Female Quail limited edition 205/500 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 209

Royal Worcester figurine of a Green-Winged Teal limited edition 35/500 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 225

Royal Worcester figurine of Queen Elizabeth I limited edition 27/250 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 226

Royal Worcester figurine of Queen Elizabeth II limited edition 85/250 modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt to include COA and packaging

Lot 873

Great War Victory Medals to Welsh Infantry Regiments & Others (10), comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (10) (9122 Pte. A. T. Seacombe. S. Wales Bord.) and (36321 Pte. R. Harrison. R. W. Fus.) and (65004 Pte. J. Melling. Welsh R.) and (1636 Sjt. W. Cook. Monmouth. R.) and (2892 Pte. E. T. Thorpe. Shrops. Yeo.) and (31141 Pte. R. W. Lee. Shrops. L.I.) and (20781 Pte. A. Gisby. K.S.L.I.) and (1372 Pte. J. Lewis. Glouc. R.) and (1021 Pte. E. Walton. R. War. R.) and (62440 Pte. W. C. Strong. Worc. R.); generally good very fine to extremely fine (10)

Lot 878

Great War Victory Medals, comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (2) (70157 Pte. S. Collinson. N.Z.E.F.) and (291918 A. Cpl. R. C. Paterson. C.A.M.C.); good very fine (2)

Lot 834

*An A.G.S. Somaliland, Great War and L.S.G.C. Group of 4 awarded to Leading Stoker R. Syme, Royal Navy, comprising: Africa General Service, 1902-56, single clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (277308 R. Syme, Lg. Sto, H.M.S. Philomel.); British War and Victory Medals (277308 R. Sime. S. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (277308 Robert Syme, Ldg Stoker. H.M.S. Philomel.);Group loose, dark tone to obverse of silver medals, about extremely fine (4). Leading Stoker Robert Syme’s name is confirmed on the Africa General Service Medal Roll, showing his entitlement to the Somaliland 1908-10 clasp.

Lot 829

A Second Boer War ‘Relief of Kimberley’ Pair awarded to Sergeant J. Castell, No 26 ‘R’ Company, Army Service Corps, comprising:Queen’s South Africa, 1899-1902, 2nd type reverse with ghosted dates, 6 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (11750 Sgt: J. Castell. A.S.C.);King’s South Africa, 1900-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (11750 Serjt: J. Castell. A.S.C.); the first engraved in slanted capitals, the second impressed, pair loose, once lacquered, good very fine (2). Sergeant J. Castell is confirmed on the Queen’s South Africa and King’s South Africa Medal Rolls, confirming his entitlement as above.

Lot 884

Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medals (2), E.VII.R. (PO.6868 R. J. Faulkner, Private, R.M.L.I.); and G.V.R. (J,21391 S. C. Pearce. A./P.O. H.M.C.S. Stadacona.); the second with official correction to rank, dark obverse tone, good very fine (2)

Lot 831

*A Second Boer War and Great War Group of 4 awarded to Private Sidney Ernest Dibbs., 13th and 23rd Battalions, Royal Fusiliers, late City of London Imperial Volunteers (C.I.V.), comprising: Queen’s South Africa, 1899-1902, 3rd type reverse, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (624 Pte S. E. Dibbs, C.I.V.); 1914-15 Star (945. Sjt. S. E. Dibbs. R. Fus/); British War and Victory Medals (945. Sjt. S. E. Dibbs. R. Fus.);Group loose, uneven tone, good very fine (4). Private Sidney Ernest Gibbs’ name is confirmed on the Queen’s South Africa Medal Roll, and is entitled to the 4 clasp award as above. Having served in the Great War with the Royal Fusiliers, he latterly served in the Labour Corps, from which unit he was discharged to the Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 4 April 1919.

Lot 869

Great War Victory Medals to Scottish Regiments (10), comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (10) (7903 Sjt. A. Ransome. C. Gds.), very light naming details, and (710 Pte. G. Forbes. Gordons.) and (3055 Pte. A. Anderson. A. & S. H.) and (4463 Pte. H. Cameron. Camerons.) and (S-49969 Pte. J. Denton. Cam’n Highrs.) and (1722 Pte. C. Mitchell. High. L.I.) and (12805 Cpl. J. Grant. Sco. Rif.) and (3108 Pte. J. Mc Donald. R. Highrs.) and (27872 Pte. S. Middlemiss. K.O.S.B.) and (3642 Pte. M. Devine. Lovat’s Scts.); very fine to extremely fine (10)

Lot 867

Great War Victory Medals to Yeomanry Units (10), comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (10) (2999 Pte. H. Line. Oxf. Yeo.) and (1718 Pte. H. J. Appleby. Dorset. Yeo.) and (1705 Pte. C. H. Matthews. N. Som. Yeo.) and (551876 Pte. H. Bloomfield. Suff. Yeo), numbering weak in parts; and (2827 Pte. A. J. Walker. Suss.Yeo. ) and (14641 Pte. R. Gray. Berks. Yeo.) and (45978 Pte. N. Owen. Surr. Yeo.) and (34721 Pte. H. I. Haggar. Glouc. Yeo.) and (3522 Pte. E. Ingram. C. Of Lond. Yeo.) and (1375 Pte. P. G. Roberts. 2-Co. Of Lond. Y.); very fine to extremely fine (10)

Lot 868

Great War Victory Medals to Yeomanry Units (10), comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (10) (3373 Pte. J. D. Parry. Derby. Yeo.) and (320300 Pte. G. Perry. Staff. Yeo.) and (110736 Pte. H. C. Brothers. D. Of Lanc. O. Y.) and (2897 Pte. F. S. Rae. West. & Cumb. Y.) and (1835 Pte. C. R. Rodmell. North’d Yeo.) and (1423 Pte. P. Whelan. Ches. Yeo.) and (3268 Pte. T. A. Clarke. Leic. Yeo.) and (1488 Pte. T. Matthew. Loth. & Bord. H.) and (GS-19735 A. Sjt. H. Emmett. Q. O. R. Glasgow Y) and (4427 Pte. A. Soutar. 1-Sco. R.) confirmed as serving in the Scottish Horse; very fine to extremely fine (10)

Lot 752

*Serbia, Order of the Cross of Takovo, Commander’s third class neck badge, Civil Division, Type IV (1878-1903), by Karl Fischmeister, Vienna, with Michael III monogram at centre, in silver-gilt and enamels, with peacetime neck riband, 42mm width, bearing silver marks to suspension loop and also below crown suspension, believed to be Austrian denoting .800 silver from Vienna, maker’s mark scuffed but still legible showing F & R marks of Rozet & Fishmeister, with original neck ribbon, slightly discoloured and stained, light overall wear, good very fine. This lot also offered with British War Medal (5404 Pte. F. Purssord. 21-Lond. R.) and miniature Great War 1914-15 Trio.

Lot 866

Great War Victory Medals to Cavalry Units (10), comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (10) (12641 Pte. C. J. Goldsmith. 2- D. Gds.) and (D/10823 Pte. A. C, Fuller, 5-D. Gds.) and (4835 Pte. E. Williams. 6- Gds) with minor official corrections, and (D-9601 Pte. T. Chalmers 2 - Dns) and (2673 Pte. J. R. G. Barrett. 7-Hrs.) and (7118 Pte. A. Crumbie. 10-Hrs.) and (6607 Pte. J. Tanner. 11-Hrs.) and (285674 Pte. S. Jones. 13-Hrs) and (27639 Pte. A. Parsons. 15-Hrs.) and (1552 Pte. P. Rowson. S. Notts Hrs.), the latter lacking suspension loop and post; very fine to extremely fine (10)

Lot 861

Four Great War Pairs to Private J. Taylor, Private S. Clegg, Private W. Capes, and Private R. V. Finney, all of the Derbyshire Yeomanry, comprising: British War and Victory Medals (4) (2519 Pte. J. Taylor. Derby. Yeo.) and (2395 Pte. S. Clegg. Derby. Yeo.) and (3297 Pte. W. Capes. Derby. Yeo.) and (2927 Pte. R. V. Finney. Derby. Yeo.); Pairs swing mounted on card for display, generally about extremely fine (8)

Lot 862

Three Great War Pairs to Corporal W. Morris, Private J. Kemp, and Private A. Stone, all of the Notts & Regiment, comprising: British War and Victory Medals (3) (19048 Cpl. W. Morris. Notts. & Derby. R.) and (23424 Pte. J. Kemp. Notts. & Derby. R. ) and (94384 Pte. A. Stone. Notts. Derby. R.); Pairs swing mounted on card for display, generally about extremely fine (6)

Lot 801

*Afghanistan, 1878-1880, no clasp (1166. Pte. R. Sparks. 2/11th Regt.); toned, reverse edge nick, otherwise good very fine. 1166 Private R. Sparks is confirmed on the Medal Roll for the Second Afghan War, with the comments ‘invalided 11th May 1881’.

Lot 857

*An Interesting Great War ‘Political Department’ and Persia Interest 1914-15 Trio awarded to Captain John Horridge, Assistant Political Officer and Acting Vice-Consul at Hamadan in 1918-19. Having joined up as a Private in the 18th (1st Public Schools) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, he was commissioned as an officer into the 15th Battalion K.R.R.C. in July 1916, later joining the Political Service. He was called to the bar in 1922 and became a Liberal Party politician, standing as a candidate for Sevenoaks in the 1935 General Election, being later made a Barrister and appointed to the Supreme Court, comprising: 1914-15 Star (PS-6305 Pte. J. Horridge. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. Horridge.); Medals loose, in small ‘Tyme, New Bond Street’ box, with matching miniature trio; also offered with: British War and Victory Medals (3273 Pte F. A. Brown. 21-Lond. R.) with original box and OHMS envelope; toned, practically as struck (6). Captain John Horridge (1893-1951) was born on 25 June 1893 in Marple, Cheshire, the son of Thomas Mowbray Horridge, a Shopkeeper, and Harriet Horridge (née Johnson). He attested for service in the Great War as a Private in the 18th (1st Public Schools Battalion) Royal Fusiliers, and presumably having been recognised as having potential and duly sent to an Officer Training Unit was commissioned from Cadet to Second Lieutenant on 7 July 1916. He appears to have served during the campaign in Mesopotamia, later transferring to the Political Department in Persia, reaching the rank of Captain. During his time in the Political Department, research suggests that he served as Assistant Political Officer in Kermanshah in 1918, as Assistant Political Officer and Acting Vice-Consul at Hamadan in 1918-19, and Assistant Political Officer in Khanaqin in 1919-20 as part of the Civil Administration, Mesopotamia. He was called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 1922. He became a Liberal Party politician, standing as a candidate for Sevenoaks in the 1935 General Election, challenging Charles Edward Ponsomby, but failing to win this safe Conservative seat. In 1937 he was appointed Barrister-at-Law and Master of the Supreme Court, King’s Bench Division. The recipient was the first husband of Brita Charlotta Persson, of Malung, Sweden, who later married Major-General Sir Kenneth Strong in 1979 (see lot 893).

Lot 896

*The Rare Sea Gallantry Medal for Foreign Services in gold awarded to Second Mate L. Schroeder, of the German steamship Standard of Geestemunde, for his help in rescuing the captain and crew of the British barque Claudine, which was wrecked by a cyclone and high seas in the North Atlantic on 17-19 November 1890. After the Standard’s boat was destroyed by crashing waves in a first rescue attempt, and the Claudine’s own boat was successfully launched, bringing in 8 men, only Schroeder and one other crewmember volunteered for one final rescue, in which the remaining crew were eventually saved, comprising: Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), V.R., small gold issue, For Gallantry and Humanity (L. Schroeder 20th November 1890.); engraved in upright capitals, with contemporary fitted case, possibly of issue, light surface hairlines, otherwise extremely fine and lustrous. The events mentioned above were recorded in the Liverpool Mercury newspaper of 13 December, 1890: ‘Captain Devlin and her crew of 13 hands safely arrived at New York 10 days afterwards on the German steamer Standard. The survivors state that they encountered on the 17th November a cyclone, and a succession of heavy seas broke over the vessel, carrying away bulwarks and causing her to list heavily to port. She leaked badly, and the pumps could not free her. By daylight on November 18 part of her deck was underwater. The gale had moderated, but the seas were high, and were fast battering the barque to pieces. The lifeboat was hauled to the top of the after-house, and made ready for launching. The steamship Standard came along at five o’clock in the evening of November 19, and Captain Langen (Cataloguer’s note: could this be the first name of Schroeder, Second Mate?), asked the barque’s skipper if he could remain aboard until dawn, as the sea was then too high to risk taking her men off. The Standard lowered a boat in the morning, but a wave engulfed it, smashing it to splinters. The men who were in the boat were rescued by life lines. Then the Claudine’s crew launched the barque’s lifeboat and reached the steamship safely in two trips.’ Additional information detailed in ‘The Sea Gallantry Medal’ by R. J. Scarlett, shows that concerning the final trip, only one crewman of the Claudine was prepared to risk another attempt, so the recipient, Schroeder, and one other crewman of the Standard, volunteered. All of the remaining crew were duly saved. This award was one of just two gold Sea Gallantry Medals (Foreign Service) issued for this incident, with four silver medals awarded to the crew of the Standard, of which one was returned unissued. The medals were issued by the Foreign Office, and sent to the Consul in Bremen. Offered with useful research.

Lot 875

Great War Victory Medals to Infantry Regiments (10), comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (10) (23521 Pte. D. Ferguson. R. W. Kent. R.) and (241595 Pte. A. Lovell. Suff. R.) and (12251 Pte. W. Aitken. E. Surr. R.) and (16123 Pte. A. J. Ede. R. Suss. R.) and (2374 Cpl. C. Coniam. Devon. R.) and (36847 Pte. T. Knox. D. Of. Corn. L.I.) and (18114 Pte. S. D. Ballam. Dorset. R.) and (41026 Pte. A. H. Lambert. Som. L.I.) and (23784 Pte. J. Broadway. Wilts. R.) and (37071 Pte. J. Aspinall. Hamps. R. ); generally very fine to extremely fine (10)

Lot 876

Great War Victory Medals to Infantry Regiments & Others (10), comprising: Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (10) (41740 Sjt. T. Westby. Essex R.) and (18534 Pte. C. W. Hunt. Norf. R.) and (2855 Pte. T. H. Sewell. Sher. Rang.) and (P-7912 L. Cpl. E. S. Mearns. M.F.P.) and (P-2967 L. Cpl. S. Jackson. M. M. P.) and (15487 Cpl. G. Greenway. Leic. R.) and (35533 Pte. A. Briggs. Linc. R.) and (2443 Pte. F. Gray. North’n R.) and (25925 Pte. N. Ratcliffe. N. Staff. R.) and (106215 Pte. F. Moore. M.G.C. ); generally good very fine (10)

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