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Click here to subscribeCommemorative Medals, Charles II and Queen Catherine, small silver tribute medal, c. 1667, by Philip Roettier, bust of Charles r., hair short, CAROLVS. II. REX, rev. bust of Catherine r., her hair tied back, CATHERINA REGINA, 28mm. (MI.540/192; Eimer 243), choice extremely fine with light tone, very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, so-called Pattern Broad, 1660, in silver, by Thomas Simon, crowned and draped bust r. (as used later on the Coronation medal), CAROLVS. II. DG ANG. SCO. FR. ET HI. REX, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date above, .MAGNA. OPERA. DOMINI., edge, plain, 30mm. 8.09gms (MI; 463/60; rev. as North 2776; Lessen, M., Simon’s Mill Gold Coins and Medals of Charles II, 1660-1662, BNJ 65, 1995, type C), reverse extremely fine, obverse almost so, exceedingly rare Lessen lists just three specimens: the British Museum; this – ex Spink auction 31, 12 October, 1983 (lot 299) and Montagu (828) = Murdoch (631) = Thorburn (293) = Vaughan Morgan 1935 (390) – this believed to be the specimen sold by Heritage auctions, 26 September, 2013 (lot 24844). The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Italy, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), sculptor and architect, cast bronze portrait medal, 1674, by Charles Jean François Chéron (1635-1698), bust of Bernini to r., wearing gown, signed on truncation, EQVES. IOA. LAVRENT BERNINVS. ETATIS. SVE. .ANNO 76 1674, rev. allegorical figures of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Mathematics, SINGVLARIS. IN SINGVLIS. IN. OMNIBVS VNICVS., 71mm. (V&T.19, 6; Johnson 125; Rizz.886; BDM.I, 420; Hall I, 575), the medal still wrapped in its original 17th century folded paper, this inscribed, ‘Joa. Laurentius Berninus’, good very fine Louis XIV commissioned Chéron to make this medal, even though the King’s patronage during Cheron’s visit to France in 1665 had been disappointing. The figures on the reverse represent the various arts in which Bernini excelled: sculpture, architecture and painting. At the time that this medal was made, Bernini was working on an equestrian statue of Louis XIV, which on its arrival in France, was so disliked by the King that he had the head replaced and the statue banished to a distant part of the park at Versailles. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, the Touching Ceremony, small copper token, c. 1635, HE TOVCHED THEM, hand from heaven reaches for four heads, rev. AND THEY WEARE HEALED, entwined rose and thistle, crowned, 21mm. (MI.-; MI. pl. XXXIII, 23), very fine and extremely rare *ex W. V. R. ‘Roy’ Baldwin and O’Connor collections ex Baldwin’s vault Stephen Brogan, The Royal Touch in Early Modern England, p. 87; Helen Farquhar, Royal Charities, pp 120-127
Ancient Coins, Roman Republic, Mark Antony and Octavia (39 BC), silver cistophorus, Ephesus, M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, head of Mark Antony to r., wearing ivy wreath, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and flowers, rev. III VIR - R P C, head of Octavia to r. on cista mistica between two snakes with heads erect, wt. 11.19gms. (RPC.2201; Syd.1197), very fine
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), Baptism, white metal medal, 1856, by Labouche, for Francis Massonnet, infant bust r., his godparents named in open book resting on font, 50mm. (BDM III, 603; Divo 320), extremely fine, ‘shadowing’ to lettering; with brass medals (2) for his birth and baptism, very fine (3) The Prince’s godfather was Pope Pius IX and his godmother the Queen of Sweden (Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I and granddaughter of Napoleon and his first wife, after whom she was named). The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, silver medal, by Norbert Roettier, c.1695, armoured bust r., love-lock over left shoulder, CAROL. I. D.G.M.B.F. ET. H. REX & GLOR. MEM., rev. legend in 6 lines, REX PACIFICVS VICTVS VINCEBAT HOSTES VICTOR TRIVMPHAT IN CŒLIS, 59mm. (MI.346/199; vL.II, 320; Platt I, type A, p. 260; Foley 292), the start of a die crack over his shoulder and hair (as commonly found), extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, George III, North American Indian Chief’s medal, 1814, by Thomas Wyon Jr., medium size issue, laureate bust of the King r., wearing ermine gown, Garter Collar and George, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARVM REX. F:D:, rev. Royal Arms with motto around and plumed helm, Lion and Unicorn supporters, DIEU ET MON DROIT on scroll below, 60mm (Adams 13.1; Jamieson fig.25; BHM.844; Eimer 1061; Breton 21; Reford 120; cf Ford XVI, Stack’s, 17 October, 2006, lots 83-87), original plain suspension loop, good very fine, even grey tone and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Natal, Edward VII, silver coronation medal for Zulu chiefs, plain edge, crowned uniformed bust r., signed ‘J and S’ on truncation (Joseph and Sons of Port Elizabeth), TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII rev. Royal arms and supporters, badge of two running wildebeests in cartouche below, COLONY OF NATAL JUNE 26TH 1902, 51.5mm. (MYB.305A), suspension loop and ring, blue ribbon, mint strike and rare The medal was issued to Natal Zulu chiefs in appreciation for their loyalty during the Boer War. Had the Zulus rebelled, as they did in 1906, and joined forces with the Boers, the outcome of the war could have been very different. The date on the medal is that originally set for the Coronation; it was postponed by the King’s illness until August 9.
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Nicolaus Keder (1659-1735), Antiquarian and Numismatic Scholar, memorial medal, copper, 1735, draped bust r., rev. phoenix rises from the ashes, VITAM. MIHI. MORS. RENOVABIT, 33.5mm. (Felder 151; Hild. 8); Karl Gustav Tessin (1695-1770), copper medal, 1745, for the Swedish Academy, draped bust r., rev. a compass, ARCTOS UBIQVE SCOPUS, 33mm. (Felder 176; Hild. 5), this extremely fine, the first nearly so (2) *second ex Buckland, Dix & Wood auction, 1 June, 1994 (lot 386). Hedlinger made two tribute medals of Kedder in 1728. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Mary of Modena, Coronation 1685, the official silver medal, by John Roettier, laureate bust r., MARIA. D.G. ANG. SCO. FR. ET. HI. REGINA, rev. the Queen seated on a mound, O. DEA. CERTE, 34mm. (MI .606/7; Eimer 274; Wollaston VII; Farquhar II, 222), contained in a contemporary, green velvet lined, black shagreen fitted case, toned, the medal extremely fine Dealer’s ticket, bt. 1981 400 specimens struck The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Ancient Coins, Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (AD 527-565), solidus, D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, Justinian std. facing in consular robes, holding mappa and cross, in ex. CONOB, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG (followed by officina letter Σ), angel stg. facing, holding long linear staff surmounted by globus cruciger, to r., star, in ex. CONOB, wt. 4.45gms. (S.140), extremely fine with lustre
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, David Livingstone (1813-1873), Missionary and Explorer, copper proof or specimen of the Royal Geographical Society’s Bearer’s Medal, 1874, by Alfred Benjamin Wyon, bust of David Livingstone three-quarters r., rev. legend in eight lines, PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON – 1874, 37mm. (Fearon 325.2; Eimer 1637; Storer 2229; cf. Magor 403), numbered “411” on edge, proof-like surface, choice mint state and extremely rare It has long been understood that the Wyon family kept a reference collection of their medals, each with an impressed number on the edge. No key to the numbering system has ever been discovered and it would seem to have followed a random form. Other medals in the present sale also carry “Wyon numbers”. Of the 60 silver Bearer’s Medal medals struck, less than 10 examples are believed extant, four of which are in institutional Collections [British Museum; Livingstone Museum, Zambia; Blantyre Museum, Malawi; and the Royal Geographical Society]. The copper proofs must also be exceedingly rare. Pridmore writes (Pridmore, Major F. and Simpson, D. H., Faithful to the End, SNC, May 1970, pp.192-6), that two obverse dies were needed to complete the order of 60 medals as both fractured, “but lasted long enough to complete the total ordered and a few bronze proofs”. For further reading see also, Roland Hill, David Livingstone’s Bearers’ Medals, OMRS Journal, December 2008, pp.229-38. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, copper medal, 1653, in the style of Thomas Simon and signed T.S., but struck in Geneva, draped and armoured bust three-quarters r., OLIV. D.G. R. P. ANG. SCO. ET. HIB. PRO., rev. lion displays arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, 34mm. (MI.410/46; Eimer. 189; M. Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95, copy 1; Platt I, p. 340; Foley 375), sharply struck, extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, James, Duke of York and Lord High Admiral of England, the Battle of Lowestoft, silver medal, 1665, by John Roettiers, draped and armoured bust of James r., IACOBVS DVX EBOR ET ALBAN DOM MAGN ADMIRALLVS ANGLIÆ, rev. scene of the action, with the Royal Charles prominent, NEC MINOR IN TERRIS, date below, 3 IVNII 1665, 77mm. (MI.504/142; Eimer 228; vL.II, 505; MH 55; Farquhar p. 241; Weiss Fig. 10), both a magnificent naval and portrait medal, extremely fine and extremely rare James distinguished himself at the Battle of Lowestoft, fought on 3rd June, 1665, where he commanded the English fleet of over 100 vessels facing a Dutch fleet of similar size, commanded by Lt. Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, at which 24 Dutch ships were captured or destroyed. The medal shows the Royal Charles engaging with the Eendragt. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Natal, Native Exemption Medal, silver, 1877 (Lena Tshabalala – 21st Mar 1877), crowned Provincial arms, LAW 28 1865, rev. EXEMPTED FROM NATIVE LAW, 32mm. suspension loop and ring, ‘saw-tooth’ border both sides, very fine and an early issue The native laws were first codified in 1878, a new revised code came into operation in 1901. Provision is made whereby a native can obtain relief from the operation of native law and be subject to the colonial law (Law No. 28 of 1865). The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, “Britanniæ”, silver medal, 1660, by John Roettier, draped and armoured bust r., with short hair, signed JR in monogram below, AVGVSTISS. CAROLO SECVNDO. P.P., rev. Hercules, Minerva, Prudence, Peace and Mercury stand around an altar, supporting a shield with an image of Britannia, Plenty with a cornucopiæ reclines in the foreground, NVLLVM. NVMEN ABEST, and in ex. BRITANNIÆ, 63mm. (MI.460/54; Eimer 214; vL.II, 464), edge bruise at top of obverse, extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XV (1710-1715-1774), Chamber of Justice established, silver medal, 1716, by J. C. Roettiers and (rev.) Jean Duvivier, laureate and draped bust r., rev. Hercules slaying Cacus in his lair, behind him the stolen oxen, VINDEX AVARAE FRAUDIS, 41.5mm. (Divo 10; Jacquiot 759), an original striking, good very fine and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XV (1710-1715-1774), Foundation of the Military Academy in Paris [l’École Militaire de Paris], silver medal, 1769, by Benjamin Duvivier, laureate and armoured bust of King r., LUDOVICVS XV REX CHRISTIANISS, rev. façade of the academy, CRESCENTI AD MILITIÆ DECUS NOBILITATI, and in ex. PALÆSTRA EX ÆDIFICATA, 63.5mm. 161.089gms (Nocq 159, bust 4B; Trésor III pl L, 6; cf.Divo 175), a contemporary struck medal, a few light scuffs and handling marks, about extremely fine and very rare Henry Nocq, Les Duvivier, Paris 1911, no. 159, describes the medal as dated 1768 [MDCCLXVIII], however, in a footnote, he refers to an example in the Musée Monnétaire (catalogue no. 147) as dated 1769. Although founded in 1750, after the War of the Austrian Succession, the academy did not open till 1750, with the buildings depicted on the medal, designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel. It served as a college for cadet officers from poor noble families, changing its name in 1777 to the École des Cadets-gentilshommes where, in 1784, the young Napoleon Bonaparte was accepted. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Ancient Coins, Roman Republic, L. Cassius Q. f. Longinus (78 BC), denarius, head of Liber or Bacchus r., thyrsus over shoulder rev. head of Libera l., L CASSI Q behind, wt. 3.81gms. (BMC.3152; Seaby Cassia 6), extremely fine This type refers to Spurius Cassius who in 493 BC erected a temple dedicated to Ceres and these two divinities near Circus Maximus.
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, “Felicitas Britanniæ”, massive silver medal, 1660, by John Roettier, draped and armoured bust to r., hair long and over shoulders, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D. G. . MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. Britannia seated on shore by cliffs receives an olive branch from Justice, attended by Pallas and Hercules, with lion and holding club, Fame behind him and an infant genius above, legend in inverted letters in exergue, FELICITAS BRITANNIÆ 29 MAII 1660, 85.5mm. (MI.460/53; Eimer 212; vL. II, 464, Farquhar pp. 252-255, illus.), a most handsome medal, extremely fine and extremely rare MI. states, with full justification, ‘This is one of the beautiful medals executed by John Roettier…’. The date, 29th May, was the King’s birthday and the day that he arrived in London. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Ancient Coins, Roman Republic, L. Mussidius Longus (42 BC), denarius, CONCORDIA, diad. and veiled bust of Concord r., crescent below chin, rev. R. L. MVSSIDIVS LONGVS above platform, inscribed CLOACIN, on which two statues of Venus Cloacina (Cr.494/42c; Syd.1093b), toned, nearly extremely fine
Commemorative Medals, Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, British Colonisation, silver medal, 1670, by John Roettiers, conjoined busts r., he with armoured breastplate, CAROLVS. ET. CATHARINA. REX. ET. REGINA, rev. the globe, centred on Africa and showing the Eastern seaboard of North America, + DIFFVSVS. IN. ORBE. BRITANNVS. 1670, 41.5mm (MI 546/203; Eimer 245; Betts 44; Farquhar I, 256), very fine with dark tone The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Ancient Coins, Roman Republic, Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius (49 BC), denarius, diad. head of Apollo r., star below, Q. SICINIVS before, III. VIR behind, rev. C. COPNIVS PR. S. C., the club of Hercules surmounted by lion’s skin with scalp to r., bow to r., arrow to l., wt. 3.86gms. (Cr.444/1a; Syd.939), well struck, extremely fine
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Frederick I (1676–1720-1751), his return from Hesse, copper medal, 1731, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), bust of the King r., mantle around armour, rev. globe with three Swedish crowns, zodiac above, between clouds, centered on Sagittarius, NVNC FELIX, 54mm. (Felder 117; Hild.II, 46), good very fine Frederick had succeeded to the title of Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in 1730, and appointed his brother William as Governor. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Frederick I (1676–1720-1751), the Riddarhuset or Ritterhaus [Knights House or House of Nobility], Stockholm, white metal [tin] medal, 1731, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), bust of the king to r., hair long, mantle around armour, rev. façade of the Riddarhuset with people milling around, CONSILIIS. ATQVE. ARMIS., 75.25mm. (Felder 122; Hild.II, 37), good very fine, scarce *Bt. J. Lis The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Meyer & Charlton Gold Mining Co Ltd, The Re-Opening of Gold Mining Industry Transvaal, May 4th 1901, gold medal, unsigned, the mine’s headgear and wheel, rev. legend in 7 lines, 38mm. 31.23gms (Laidlaw 0580), choice mint state and exceedingly rare The Meyer and Charlton gold mine was on the outskirts of Johannesburg and the headgear and wheel depicted still survive. The mine was not a popular choice to celebrate the re-opening of the industry following the Boer War. The mine was owned by the brothers George and Leopold Albu, who being of German Jewish origin, had been known for their pro-Boer stance. The envelope in which the present medal was kept states (in W.V.R.B’s hand that “only six appeared to have been given …. one to Kitchener”. The ceremonies had been overseen by Lord Kitchener and the medal presented to him still exists, contained in a special case. However Laidlaw believes around twenty medals could have been struck. The medal’s envelope also states “This specimen belonged to Mr W. Wyburgh Commissioner of Mines”. Wyburgh was also the President of the South African League. A group of medals pertaining to Prince Louis Napoleon, Prince Imperial, who was commissioned as an officer in the British Army and killed in a skirmish with Zulu warriors during the Zulu Wars, on 1 June, 1879. Medals relating to the Prince form a small chapter in the medallic history of South Africa. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Nero with Agrippina Younger (AD 54), denarius, AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, confronted heads of Nero and Agrippina, Nero bare-headed facing r., Agrippina dr. facing l., rev. NERONI CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P around, EX S C within oak wreath, wt. 3.25gms. (RIC.2; RSC.7), good fine
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Christian de Wet and Koos de la Rey, bronze medal, 1902, by Anton Scharff, facing busts, the latter r., in hat and with flowing beard, rev. Boer standing with flag in right hand, points with left to injured British lion slinking right, legend HANDS OFF!, 39mm. (Hern 232; CM.ZAR 103), extremely fine with some original colour
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), silver medal, 1863, by A. Bovy and Jules-Constant Peyre, child’s bust l., NAPOLEON LOUIS EUGENE PRINCE IMPERIAL, rev. wreath, 46mm. (Divo 483), extremely fine The medal inspired by a Sèvres white biscuit medallion by Peyre, who also executed medallions of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XIII (1610-1643) and the Dauphin, the future Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), cast silver medal, 1642, unsigned, laureate and armoured bust of the King three-quarters r., hair long falling over decorative lace collar, wearing Badge of the St. Ésprit from ribband, LVDOVICVS. XIII DG FRANCORVM ET NAVA REX, rev. bust of the child Dauphin three-quarters l., wearing feathered bonnet, decorative lace collar over embroidered bodice, the Badge of the St. Ésprit from ribband, MONSEIGNEVR LE DAVPHIN FILS DE FRANCE 1642, 41mm., very fine and seemingly unpublished
Ancient Coins, Greece, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter (323-284 BC), tetradrachm, diad. head r. wearing aegis, rev. ΒΑΣΙΔΕΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑIΟΥ, eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, with closed wings, in l. field P above a monogram, wt. 14.22gms. (Svoronos 255, pl.IX, 11; SNG Copenhagen 70), test mark on cheek, fine to very fine
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), Internationale Exposition Maritime, Le Havre, copper medal, 1868, by Hamel, Paris, medallic busts of the Prince and Napoleon III vis-à-vis, rev. medallic roundels of the harbour in 1516 and 1868, 46mm. (cf. Divo 581), suspender broken but medal extremely fine The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), The Battle of Culloden, silver medal, 1746, by Richard Yeo, armoured, draped bust of Cumberland r., GULIELMUS. GEOR. II. R. FIL. DUX. CUMBRIÆ., rev. Britannia seated l., is assisted by the Duke who, as Hercules, tramples upon Discord, in ex. PERDVELLIB. EX. ANG. FUGAT. AD. CULLOD. DEBELLAT. 16. APR. 1746, 50.5mm. (MI613/278; Eimer 604; Woolf 55:2), extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury, trial and execution, silver memorial medal, by John Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust r., in ecclesiastical robes and hat, GVIL. LAVD. ARCHIEPPISC. CANTVAR. X. IAN. 1644., rev. infant genii hold crown and mitre over London river panorama, SANCTI. CAROLI. PRÆCVRSOR., 58mm. (MI.315/147; Eimer 145; Platt II, pp. 189-90; vL.II, 273; Foley 270), usual die flaw below bust, extremely fine Laud was arrested in 1640 but his trial did not begin till 12 March 1644. Found guilty of treason, he was executed on Tower Hill on 10 January, 1645. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, Marriage to Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), cast silver medallet, 1625, by Pierre Regnier, busts vis-à-vis, he wearing falling lace collar, CH. MAG. ET. HEN. MA. BRIT. REX. ET. REG, rev. cupid scattering roses and lilies, FVNDIT. AMOR. LILIA. MIXTA. ROSIS., 22.5mm. (MI.238/2; Eimer 105; BMC [Jones] 101-104; Platt I, type A, pp. 115-16; Foley 191); Coronation, silver uniface portrait cliché, 1626, by Nicolas Briot, bust r., wearing ruff collar and ribbon for medal, signed NBF below, 26mm. (MI.243/11; BMC [Jones] 127; Platt, type C, p. 118; Foley 195), both very fine (2) The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), his birth celebrated, large copper medal, 1856, by J. Gavelier and André Vauthier-Galle, a ceremonial cradle against a background of bees, rev. Napoleonic eagle supports sleeping baby, angel supporters, 77mm (Divo 301), excepting a little flatness to the eagle’s head, extremely fine and rare The medal commemorates the gift of the magnificent ceremonial cradle (depicted on the medal) from the City of Paris to Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. The cradle was designed by Victor Baltard (1805–1874) and he also oversaw its creation. Today it is to be found in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, James I, The Synod of Dort (Dordrecht), Dutch cast silver medal, 1619, by Cornelius Wyntjes, RELIGIONE ET IVSTICIA RESTITVTIS, crowned Belgic lion to l., above, the name of Jehovah in Hebrew radiate, rev. RESPVBLICA DEMVM FLOREBIT, crowned shield of arms of Prince Maurice, Garter around and two clasped hands below, 59mm. (MI.223/79; Eimer 100; vL.II, 113), on a thin and slightly creased flan, very fine *ex W. V. R. ‘Roy’ Baldwin collection ex Baldwin’s vault
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, The Embarkation at Scheveningen, silver medal, 1660, by Peter van Abeele, bust three-quarters r., hair long and wearing Garter George from ribband, CAROLUS. II. D:G. MAGNÆ. BRIT. FRA. ET. HIB. REX., rev. Fame flies over fleet, holding scroll reading SOLI DEO GLORIA, legend around, IN NOMINE MEO EXALTABITUR CORNU EIUS – PSAL. 89, further legend below in shell, 70mm. (MI.455/44; Eimer 210; vL .II, 462; MH 72; Scher [1997] 20; Platt II, p. 357; Foley 416; Nomos Masterworks…, 2015, 27), the medal made in two halves, joined by the edge, this signed with PVA. F monogram, a beautiful example, extremely fine Old dealer’s ticket (£130) The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Dutch East India Company, Jan Willem Janssens GCMWO (1762–1838), Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony (1803-1806), cross-belt plate, engraved “J W Janssens / Gouveneur Generaal en Cheff / Van de Colonie de Kaap de Goede Hoop / 1805”, spray below, decorated border, attachment loops to reverse, 77.5 x 102.5mm. slight split to flan, very fine The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, small silver medal, 1630, by Nicolas Briot, bust of Charles I r., wearing large ruff, * CAROLVS. D.G. ANG. SCO. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX. FIDEI. DEFENSOR, rev. ship in full sail, NEC META MIHI QVAE TERMINVS ORBI, 27.5mm. (MI.257/42; Eimer 119; BMC [Jones] 149; MH .27; Platt, p. 125-26; Foley 218), a little crimped, very fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Karl Renald Berch (1706-1777), numismatist, antiquarian, author, etc., bronze portrait medal, 1757, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), bust of Berch r., rev. legend in 6 lines, IN ABSENTIAE SOLATIUM FECIT AMICA MANUS HEDLINGERI, 36.5mm. (Felder 191; Hild.185.2; BDM.II, 462, illus.), contained in turned fruitwood box, extremely fine, scarce; a second example, white metal, this nearly very fine (2) *First bt. D. Fearon The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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