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Lot 1629

Ireland, Free State, Pattern Threepence, 1927, by P. Morbiducci, in nickel, harp, stamped prova, rev. hare on haunches right, head reverted, edge plain, 6h (Brady, SNC June 1976, p.238; S –; DF –; KM. Pr4). About mint state, extremely rare [slabbed NGC PF 62] £3,000-£4,000

Lot 1631

Anglo-Gallic, Edward II (1307-25), Denier au leopard, mb and trefoil below leopard, rev. crown in fourth quarter, double trefoil stops, 0.70g/9h (W & F 24D, this coin; Elias 107c [Edward III]; S 8028 var.). Chipped, good fine, the variety extremely rare £150-£200

Lot 1634

Anglo-Gallic, temp. Henry VI, brass jeton, c. 1430, radiant star, maria mater gracie, rev. cross botonnée, lis in angles, maria mater gracie, 5.49g/9h (Barnard –; Mitchiner 519). Nearly very fine but slightly double-struck, rare £100-£120 --- The radiate star presumably alludes to the Virgin Mary’s title ‘Stella Maris’ - star of the sea - although Mitchiner interprets it as a catherine wheel

Lot 1779

Gaming counters (15), viz. imitation spade guineas (5), ‘To Hanover’ tokens (5), and others (5), all base metal [15]. Extremely fine or better, rare in this condition £80-£100

Lot 1795

Charles II, British Colonisation, 1670, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, conjoined busts of Charles II and Catherine right, rev. globe, 42mm, 34.00g (MI I, 546/203; E 245; Betts 44). Surface marks, good fine and toned, rare £240-£300

Lot 1822

Visit to Canada, 1860, a white metal medal, unsigned, facing bust, rev. legend within wreath, 44mm (W & E 827A.1; BHM 2670). Some marks in obverse fields, otherwise extremely fine, rare £60-£80

Lot 1823

Opening of the Victoria Bridge, Montreal, 1860, a bronze medal, unsigned, facing bust of the Prince of Wales, rev. view of the bridge, 44mm (W & E 828B.2; BHM 2671; E 1536). Good extremely fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 1824

Exhibition of Canadian Industry & Opening of the Victoria Bridge, Montreal, 1860, a silver medal by J.S. Wyon, shield of arms flanked by standing figures of Industry and Art, rev. legend within wreath, 38mm (W & E -; BHM -; BDM VI, 590). Good very fine, very rare £200-£260

Lot 1825

Visit to the United States, 1860, a white metal medal by Merriam, Boston, bare head left, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers, 31mm (W & E 836A.2). Attempted piercings at top on both sides, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 1830

Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, 1863, a copper medal by Christesen & Schmahlfeld, bare head right, rev. bare head of Alexandra left, 38mm (W & E 943A; BHM -; BDM VII, 181; BDM VIII, 193). Extremely fine, rare £80-£100 --- Only listed in white metal by W & E

Lot 1839

Visit to India, 1875-6, a white metal medal by Phillips Brothers, bare head left within wreath, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers within garter and wreath, 61 x 56mm (Pudd. 875.1.3; W & E 1294A.1; BHM -). Minor surface corrosion, otherwise extremely fine, rare £150-£180

Lot 1844

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Massachusetts, Visit to London, 1896, a bronze medal, unsigned, uniformed bust fcing three-quarters left, rev. arms of the Company, 69mm (W & E -; BHM -). Some marks and surface flaws, otherwise good very fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 1847

Accession / Industrial Exhibition Association of Toronto, 1901, a silver medal by P.W. Ellis & Co, crowned bust left holding sceptre, rev. shield of arms, four small tablets around, 38mm, 33.84g (C & W 4000A). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £200-£260

Lot 1848

Accession / Industrial Exhibition Association of Toronto, 1901, a copper-plated white metal medal by P.W. Ellis & Co, similar, 38mm (C & W 4000A.1). Extremely fine, rare £60-£80

Lot 1849

Accession, 1901, a silver medal by Lauer, uniformed bust facing three-quarters left, rev. façade of St James’s Palace, 36mm, 18.77g (C & W 4012B.1; BHM -; E 1856). Some minor marks, otherwise very fine, rare £60-£80

Lot 1863

Coronation, 1902, silver and bronze medals by Pinches, crowned bust left, rev. arms of the Borough of Newark, each 37mm (C & W 4492F.1, 2) [2]. Second with some marks in fields, otherwise both extremely fine, first rare £80-£100

Lot 1871

Coronation Festivities, Buenos Aires, 1902, a silver medal by Lavarello & Gottuzzo, conjoined busts left, rev. legend beneath crown with corrected date of August 9th, 66mm, 124.36g (obv. as C & W 4399, rev. not listed). About extremely fine, very rare £300-£400

Lot 1874

Hertfordshire Philatelic Exhibition, 1902, a silver medal, unsigned, representation of a postage stamp, rev. stag walking left, edge named (Herbert R. Oldfield, for “Servia”), 39mm (BHM 3878). Extremely fine and toned, rare £80-£100 --- Only eight silver medals awarded according to BHM

Lot 1883

Western Manitoba Great Agricultural Fair, 1905, a bronze medalet, unsigned, 28mm; Royal Berkshire Friendly Society, a white metal medal, unsigned and undated, 51mm (C & W 4997A.1); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, a silvered-bronze medal by G.W. de Saulles, 38 x 32mm [3]. Fine to about extremely fine, first rare £60-£80

Lot 1886

Agra Medical School, General Proficiency medal, a silver award by A. Wyon, undated, bare head of Edward VII left, rev. helmeted bust of Athena left, un-named, 52mm, 72.78g (Pudd. 948.16.3 [‘not traced’]). Two small scratches on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £200-£260 --- It is believed that the School began awarding medals of this type in early 1910; this would explain the rarity of examples such as this which bear the portrait of Edward VII. The School is now called Sarojini Naidu Medical College.

Lot 1896

Charles I, a copper medalet, undated, p king et parliament, crowned bust left, rev. entwined rose and thistle, crown above dividing c-r, 19mm, 5.93g/12h (MI pl.xxxiii, 24; Montagu p.27, 17). Only fair but extremely rare £100-£120

Lot 1898

Lord Inchiquin, 1646, a cast and chased gold medal by Abraham Simon, cuirassed bust left, with long hair, cravat and lace collar, rev. date and inscription in six lines, 16.91g, 35mm (Brady, SNC March 1989, p.41, no. 1; MI I, 324/161; Vertue p.26, pl.XV, fig c; Pinkerton p.67, no. 11, pl.XXIII). Very fine or better, with loop and ring for suspension; extremely rare, probably unique £10,000-£12,000

Lot 1921

Manchester Royal School of Medicine & Surgery, 1845, a group of silver award medals (5), all awarded to John Shepherd Fletcher, for excelling in Materia Medica, Medical Botany and Therapeutics, Session 1843 and 1844; Anatomy etc, Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Children, Practice of Physic, Surgery, all Session 1844-45, all 55mm; Manchester Royal Infirmary, 1844, a silver award medal, named (2nd Prize for Clinical Reports in Surgery, this medal was awarded by W.I. Wilson to Mr John Fletcher Shepherd, Octr 1844), hallmarked Charles Reily & George Storer, London, 1844, 51mm [6]. Very fine or better and rare, first glazed [the reverse lunette cracked], last with integral suspension loop; housed in a fitted contemporary or slightly later book-like case (originally for seven items) £200-£300

Lot 1927

Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Juror’s Medal, a copper award by W. Wyon and G.G. Adams, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, dolphins below, trident behind, rev. seated figure of Industry attended by Commerce, receiving wreath from Fame, edge named (J. Farey, Juror Exhibition 1851), 64mm (Allen HP-A040; BHM 2464; E 1457). Lightly cleaned, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £300-£400 --- John Farey, Consulting Engineer, Juror, Class V

Lot 1936

Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Canadian Prize, a copper award by B. Wyon, crowned arms within wreath, rev. wreath, beaver above, un-named, 37mm (Allen HP-D010). About extremely fine, very rare £100-£120

Lot 1937

Universal Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Industry, 1851, a copper medal by D. Roquelay, Londinia standing facing, St Paul’s Cathedral and Crystal Palace in background, rev. wreath, un-named, 63mm (Allen HP-D015). Lightly cleaned, otherwise extremely fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 1942

International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, For Services, a copper award by W. Wyon [and L.C. Wyon?], diademed head of Queen Victoria left, rev. wreath, edge named (J. Cundall), 55mm (Allen SK-A015; BHM 2755A; E 1554). Cleaned, otherwise very fine, rare £60-£80 --- J. Cundall, Official Directory - Secretarial Staff

Lot 1944

Royal College of Surgeons, The Dean’s Medal, a large bronze maquette, unsigned, nurse attending to a female patient lying on a bed, six females at sides, two of which hold torches, rev. the deans medal for skill with the eye the ear and the hand in clinical medicine, 200mm; together with the original award certificate from the R.C.S. naming the recipient, Mr Thomas Gould, of Halesowen, Worcestershire, dated 18 November 1873 [Lot]. Certificate fine, medal very fine and a substantial award, rare; with loop for suspension on the back £70-£90 --- Medal only illustrated, reduced

Lot 1953

Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal, unsigned, diademed and veiled bust left, rev. legend within wreath, royal arms above, 38mm, 24.21g (W & E 3620A.3; BHM 3591). Good extremely fine, attractively toned, rare; in contemporary fitted case £60-£80

Lot 1954

Grand Inventions Competition, 1897, Medal of Merit, a silver award by The Mint, Birmingham, crowned and veiled bust left, rev. bicycle, press, and telescope & lathe within circles, date in centre, 39mm, 27.27g (W & E 3275J.3). Lightly polished, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £100-£120

Lot 1957

700th Anniversary of the Foundation of Liverpool, 1907, a silver medal by C.J. Allen, King John presenting charter to kneeling male figure, rev. three-masted ship sailing left, 64mm, 122.06g (BHM 3952; E 1898a). Two edge knocks, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare in silver £80-£100

Lot 1969

BELGIUM, 50th Anniversary of the Compagnie Maritime Belge, 1945, a bronze plaque, unsigned [by G. Fischweiler] for Fonson, 102 x 65mm (cf. DNW 61, 1360); FRANCE, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, The Launch of L’Espagne, 1910, a bronze plaque by P. Lecourt, 98 x 68mm; The Launch of the Aircraft Carrier La Fayette, 1951, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, 68mm (CGMP p.880); 60th Anniversary of the Association des Escrivains de Langue Française, 1986, a bronze medal by Bénédicte Charpentier, edge engraved (Prix Afrique mediterranéenne 2001, Maghreb, Hors-concours), 68mm; NETHERLANDS/INDONESIA, Royal Interocean Lines, c. 1950, a bronze medal, unsigned, fastest freight service from the far east, 80mm [5]. Very fine and better, second rare and mounted on a marble plinth £80-£100

Lot 1972

BRESLAU, Martin Conrad, 1616, a cast gilt-silver medal, unsigned, bust right, rev. arms with mitre and crozier above, 37 x 34mm, 14.07g. Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, rare £400-£500

Lot 1974

DANISH WEST INDIES, Abolition of Slavery, 1792, an electrotype copy in copper-plated lead (?) of the medal by P.L. Giannelli, head left, rev. Victory seated right, 56mm (BDM II, 259). Very fine £100-£120 --- Original strikings of this medal are extremely rare; see DNW Auction M11, 13 July 2011, lot 1761, for one example (from the Edward Roehrs Collection)

Lot 1980

FRANCE, Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy, a bronze medal, unsigned and undated, bust facing, rev. Virgin Mary rising above tomb, praying figures below, 58mm. A slightly later cast, holed twice at top, otherwise good very fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 1986

FRANCE, Léon Heuzey, 1889, an electrotype silver medal by J.C. Chaplain, bust right, rev. Archaeology standing facing among ruins, 100mm, 284.67g. Good very fine, rare £200-£260 --- Léon Heuzey (1831-1922), French archaeologist and historian

Lot 1987

FRANCE, Jules Simon, 1889, an electrotype silver medal by J.C. Chaplain, bust right, rev. Antiquity seated left at desk, 100mm, 287.62g (BDM I, 403). Good very fine, rare £200-£260 --- Jules Simon (1814-96), French politician and philosopher

Lot 1994

FRANCE, The Canonization of Jeanne d’Arc, 1920, a bronze medal by M. Delannoy for Arthus-Bertrand, after Chapu, 80mm (cf. DNW 47, 917); Monseigneur Julio de Carsalade du Pont, 1927, a cast bronze medal by A.A. Herbemont for the SFAM, 86mm, edge stamped 88 (Classens 30; cf. DNW 48, 741); La Communionante, 1936, a uniface Art Déco bronze plaque by M. Renard, back named (Colette Amblard, Première Communion, 3 Mai 1945), 66 x 42mm (CGMP p.339); 700th Anniversary of St Louis Bringing the Crown of Thorns to Paris, 1939, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand, 80mm (cf. ‘Medailles’, FIDEM, 1 June 1938, p.16; cf. DNW M13, 1187); together with other religious bronze plaques (4), by Cabral Antunes, Noack (Leipzig), de Helly, etc [7]. Very fine and better, second very rare £150-£200

Lot 2004

GERMANY, 1603, a cast gilt-silver medal, unsigned, commemorating the death of an unidentified man (Leo Mornung?), bust right, rev. small bust left within cartouche, 41 x 32mm, 15.10g. Very fine, rare; loop added at top for suspension £200-£260

Lot 2008

ITALY, Constitution of the Cisalpine Republic, 1802, a silver medal by L. Manfredini, winged Genius standing left, presenting constitution to Cisalpine Republic, rev. legend in six lines, 54mm, 57.97g (Bramsen 189). A few light marks, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare in silver £300-£400

Lot 2010

INDIA, Claude Martin, a copper token, undated [c. 1796], unsigned [by C.H. Küchler], uniformed bust left, rev. Urdu legend, edge plain, 26mm, 10.36g (Pudd. 796.1.1; Vice 1A; Prid. 399). Very fine, rare £150-£180

Lot 2011

INDIA, Claude Martin, 1211h [1796-7], a silver token by A. McKenzie, uniformed bust right, rev. Urdu legend, date at bottom, edge plain, 38mm, 23.44g (Pudd. 796.3; Vice 3B; cf. Prid. 400B [copper]; BHM 424). Lightly brushed, otherwise extremely fine and toned, very rare in silver £1,500-£1,800

Lot 2036

Austria, Ferdinand II, Thaler, 1632, Nagybanya, 28.44g/3h (Huszár 1181; Voglhuber 144; Dav. 3131A). Lightly cleaned, minor flan flaws, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £1,500-£1,800

Lot 2048

Baltic States, RIGA, Free City, Schilling, (15)77, reads civitatis rigeni, 0.85g/6h (S-J 5845 var.; Kop. 8031 var.). Irregular flan, otherwise good very fine and toned, this legend variety extremely rare £100-£120 --- The normal reading for this type is civitatis rigensis

Lot 2107

Germany, LEININGEN-DAGSBURG-FALKENBURG, Johann Ludwig (1593-1625), Quarter-Thaler, undated, 5.79g/12h (KM. 6). Cleaned, some minor marks, about very fine and very rare £200-£260

Lot 2131

India, HEPHTHALITES, Mihirakula (c. 515-540 AD), Dinar, undated, head of king right wearing Sasanian-style headdress, trident in right field, rev. bull walking left, Brahmi legend above, 7.04g/1h (Zeno 160125; Mitchiner -; F 228b). Cleaned, some light scratches, otherwise about very fine; extremely rare, believed to be the second recorded example £2,000-£2,600

Lot 2156

Italy, CAGLIARI, Charles II of Spain, Reale, 1695, 2.09g/6h (MIR 88/6). Some old scratches, good fine, rare £60-£80

Lot 2157

Italy, GENOA, Francesco Sforza (1464-6), Ducato, 3.43g/2h (MIR 111; Biaggi 938; F 381). Minor double-striking, traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, rare £700-£900

Lot 2196

Portugal, Manuel I (1495-1521), Portugues of 10 Cruzados, Lisbon, i emanvel r portvgalie al c vl in a d g, i c n c ethiopie arabie persie, crowned shield flanked by two annulets, rev. in hoc signo vincees, cross, all ns on both sides retrograde, 35.36g/8h (Gomes 74.07; F 20). Contemporary (?) punch-mark on reverse, small bruise and minor marks on edge, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £20,000-£30,000 --- A specific gravity test carried out on this coin revealed the metal content to be 99.5% gold and 0.4% silver. Many specimens of this coin show a similar test mark, often in the same position. Some show signs of this being tooled out or repaired

Lot 2199

Romania, MOLDAVIA, Alexandru cel Bun (1400-32), Double Gros, type III, mone aiiexandri, rev. wd moiidaviensis, 1.17g/12h (MBR 378). Fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 2200

Romania, MOLDAVIA, Alexandru cel Bun (1400-32), Double Gros, type III, mone alexandri, rev. wd moldaviensis, 21mm, 0.94g/12h (MBR 379). Edge chip, otherwise very fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 2201

Romania, MOLDAVIA, Ilias I (1432-3, 1435-6, 1436-42), Double Gros, type I, monema helie wod, rev. wde moldviensis, 1.33g/4h (MBR 472ff). Slightly bent, otherwise fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 2212

Romania, MOLDAVIA, Stefan cel Mare (1457-1504), Gros, type IIc, moneta moldav, rev. stefavs voiev, 0.61g/10h (MBR 726). Double-struck, otherwise very fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 2213

Romania, WALLACHIA, Mircea cel Batrin (1386-1418), Ducat, type IIc, iwmi pv[-], rev. [--] stanb, 0.44g/12h (MBR 208ff). About very fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 2214

Romania, WALLACHIA, Mircea cel Batrin (1386-1418), Ducat, type IIc, iwmi [--], rev. [-]rv s tanb, 0.39g/3h (MBR 208ff). Partly flat, otherwise very fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 2215

Romania, WALLACHIA, Mircea cel Batrin (1386-1418), Ducat, type IIc, iwm pvabo, rev. legend unclear, 0.41g/4h (MBR -). About very fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 2216

Romania, WALLACHIA, Mihail I (1418-20), Ducat, iwm xa λ bo, rev. iwm xa λbo, 0.30g/3h (MBR 223 var.). Double-struck, otherwise very fine, toned, rare £80-£100

Lot 2217

Romania, WALLACHIA, Mihail I (1418-20), Ducat, iwm xaλb, rev. iwmx aλbo, 0.35g/11h (MBR 224). About very fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 2218

Romania, WALLACHIA, Mihail I (1418-20), Ducat, iwm xλbo, rev. iwm xa λboeb, 0.35g/5h (MBR 226). About very fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 2230

Spanish Netherlands, BRABANT, Charles II, Ducaton, 1692, Brussels, struck in gold, bust right with long hair, rev. crowned arms supported by two lions, collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece around, 44.15g/6h (Delm. 196; F 115). A few minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £50,000-£70,000

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