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Lot 402

Commemorative Medals, Sir Sydenham Poyntz (1607-1663), Parliamentarian Major-General, silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, bust of Poyntz, to l., hair long, in armour with plain falling collar and scarf across the breast, signed A.S. on truncation, rev. legend in 6 lines, 1646 . SIDEN : POINTZ . 10,000 . EQVIT : ET . PED : ASSOCIAT : SEPTENT : DVX . SVM : EBOR : GVBER., 35mm (MI 325/163; Eimer 152; Hill & Pollard [1978], pl 30, 1; Platt II, pp. 250-256), original shaped suspension loop and small loop at bottom (for droplet), a strong portrait, some tooling to field and casting flaw on M of SVM, good very fine *Bt. Spink, 13 February, 1984. Major-General Sir Sydenham Poyntz (1607-1663) returned to England in 1645 after 20 years experience as a mercenary fighting for the Imperial Spanish army under Ernst von Mansfeld during the Thirty Years’ War. Given command of Parliamentary forces in northern England, in September 1645 he defeated the King at Rowton Heath and prevented the relief of Chester, as detailed on the medal’s legend. Sir John Maclean, Memoir of the Family of Poyntz (1886), refers to the medal being made at York, where Poyntz had been appointed Governor in 1645, though the present cataloguers can find no confirmation of this. Poyntz was made to resign his commission (in favour of John Lambert); he had some involvement in the failed Presbyterian coup of the summer of 1647; he fled to Amsterdam, then in 1650 was appointed governor of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies. It is thought he may have ended his days in Virginia. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 415

Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, gilt-silver medal or badge, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins (often attributed to Thomas Simon), bust right with long flowing hair, CAROLVS II DG MAGNÆ BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, rev. three crowns on branches of a leafless oak, TANDEM REVIRESCET, 35mm. (MI.453/38; Eimer 215; Farquhar p. 273), made of two struck clichés joined by a wide rim, shaped suspension loop, a beautiful example, extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 114

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. Hisham, silver dirham, Ifriqiyya 117h, wt. 2.77gms (Klat 104), good very fine and rare

Lot 578

Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795), lyrical poet and composer, silver memorial medal, 1795, by Carl Magnus Mellgren, head r., wreath of fruiting vine, rev. two standing cherubs, 41.5mm. (BDM.IV, 17; Nigl -), nearly extremely fine

Lot 250

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Mahmud I, silver ¼ kurush, Gümüshane 1143h, wt. 6.96gms (KM.204), striking weakness across the toughra, otherwise very fine and rare

Lot 431

Commemorative Medals, James II, Execution of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, Dutch silver medal, 1685, by Regnier Arondeaux, laureate, draped and armoured bust on pedestal, set with crowned arms and crossed sceptres, sea beyond with ships and Neptune in sea-chariot, IACOBVS II G.G. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB REX, rev. Justice brandishes her sword over the decapitated bodies of Monmouth and Argyle, their heads on blocks to either side, 61.5mm. (MI.615/27; Eimer 281; vL.III, 307), good extremely fine with much brilliance The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 425

Commemorative Medals, Charles II, The Peace of Breda, Favente Deo, silver medal, 1667, by John Roettiers, laureate bust r., CAROLVS SECVNDVS DEI GRATIA MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev. Britannia seated on rocks by the sea-shore, holding spear and shield, reviews her fleet, FAVENTE DEO, in ex. BRITANNIA, lettered edge, CAROLVS SECVNDVS PACIS ET IMPERII RESTITVTOR AVGVSTVS, 56.5mm. (MI.535/186; Eimer 241; vL.II, 522), good very fine though two minor nicks on obverse The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 445

Commemorative Medals, George II, Naval action off Toulon, the united French and Spanish fleets defeated, silver medal, 1744, by Adam Rudolph Werner, laureate, draped, and armoured bust l., GEORG. II D.G. MAG. BRI. FRA. ET H. REX F.D., rev. Neptune stands in sea-chariot pulled by two hippocamps, behind a French and Spanish ship, both sinking, A DVOBVS, 43.5mm. (MI.583/223, illus.; Eimer 581; MH 341), choice extremely fine and extremely rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 572

Commemorative Medals, New Zealand, New Zealand Railways, Free Pass, a shaped oval gold fob, c.1908, kiwi to l., FREE PASS – N.Z.R, whakairo border, rev. WELLINGTON EAST engraved within scrolled border, 9ct, 33.5 x 23mm., integral suspension ring, very fine and extremely rare Another example can be found in New Zealand’s Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), its reverse engraved KAIPARA. For many years from the 1870s, Members of Parliament had the privilege of free travel on New Zealand Railways. They were given passes made of gold or silver, in the form of distinctively New Zealand motifs such as a tiki, patu or kiwi, such as this. Wellington East was a parliamentary electorate in the eastern suburbs of Wellington from 1887 to 1890 and again from 1905 to 1946 (it was succeeded by the Miramar electorate). If the pass indeed dates from 1908 it could have belonged to David McLaren (1872–1939) who was elected in the 1908 General Election standing for the The Independent Political Labour League. He was later Mayor of Wellington. His predessor was Robert Alexander Wright (1853–1947) of the Reform Party who was defeated in the election. He also was later a Mayor of Wellington.

Lot 357

Commemorative Medals, Boer War Welcome Home and Tribute Medals, London, The Law Society of the United Kingdom, heavy specimen silver medal, 1902, Society’s arms and supporters, rev. legend over a crowned rose, shamrock and thistle, PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY … TO SOLICITORS AND ARTICLED CLERKS WHO SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1899-1902 … AT A BANQUET IN ITS HALL …, edge stamped SILVER, 111.65gms, 51mm (BHM.3879, Æ only; Eimer 1868, Æ only; Hern: 878, Æ only; Hibbard: J3, Æ only; Laidlaw 0512), matt surface, mint state and extremely rare The banquet, held on 18th December, 1902, was attended by some 150 people; the medal was presented, named, in bronze. Hibbard, appendix 13, gives a roll of names as produced by the Society.

Lot 458

Commemorative Medals, Sir William Quiller Orchardson, R.A. (1832–1910), Scottish portraitist and painter of domestic and historical subjects, silver prize medal, of plaquette form, of the Exposition Internationale des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1897, by Baron Thomas Jules Vinçotte (1850–1925) for Maison Wolfers, winged Fame in diaphanous robe, blows her trumpet, leaning on arch through which a distant cityscape, named, ‘ORCHARDSON, WILLIAM- QUILLER, R.A.’, 70.5 x 82.5mm., ‘V.P. and balance’ mark on all four sides, has been lightly buffed, good very fine The painting for which William Quiller Orchardson received this prize was a portrait of Mrs. Samuel Joseph (catalogue entry no. 38). Orchardson is best remembered today for the painting Napoleon on board the Bellepheron and the wonderfully moody The First Cloud. He was knighted in 1907. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 524

Commemorative Medals, Edward VI, Christ’s Hospital, the Amicable Society of Blues, richly gilt-silver badge silver, c.1790, signed IA, after a portrait by William Scrots, bust three-quarters left on stippled background, wearing feathered cap doublet and Garter Chain and George, EDVARDUS SEXTUS R, rev. an old man seated l., with his three sons around, classically dressed, VIS UNITA FORTIOR, 60.5 x 42.5mm. (MI.62/18; cf. D&W.151/387; cf. Withers 2109), formed of two plates united by the rim, bowed ribbon suspender, extremely fine and very rare The Amicable Society of Blues was the original ‘old boys’ society, founded in 1629, and these badges were worn each year on the Founder’s Day, Edward VI’s birthday, 12 October. William Scrots was a painter of the Tudor court to whom several portraits of Edward VI are attributed.

Lot 543

Commemorative Medals, Austria, the Liberation of Europe, silver box medal, 1814, containing a full set of linked coloured roundels, Emperor Francis I, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ride l., towards triumphal arch, Victory flies above, TRIUMPH DER VERBÜNDETEN MÄCHTE IM JAHRE 1814, rev. legend within olive and palm wreath and above flaming altar, HOCH LODERT DEN SIEGERN DIE FLAMMEN DES DANKES IN DEN HERZEN GERETTETER VÖLKER, the 25 hand-coloured roundels of battles with printed descriptions to verso, 55mm. (Pressler 708; Julius 2879; Diakov -), extremely fine, the roundels still linked, very rare

Lot 444

Commemorative Medals, Jacobite, James III, the Elder Pretender, Proxy Marriage to Princess Maria Clementina Sobieski, silver medal, 1719, by Ottone Hamerani, armoured bust of James r., IACOBVS. III. D.G. M. B. F. ET. H. REX, rev. bust of Clementina l., her hair tied up with pearls, CLEMENTINA. MAGNAE. BRITANNIAE. ET. C. REG., 48.5mm. (MI.446/52; Eimer 485; Woolf 37.1), good very fine, scarce The proxy marriage ceremony was held at Bologna on 9 May, 1719; their actual marriage was held four months later at Montefiascone on 1 September. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 312

Commemorative Medals, The A. H. S. Maine, a silver striking of a Royal Presentation medal, heavy silver medal by Tiffany & Co, unsigned American medal, 1899-1901, heraldic American eagle above a port broadside ship-portrait of the Maine, flying three masthead flags, the Geneva [Red] Cross, Union Jack and US Ensign, legend within ribbands, “Presented by the American Ladies Committee”, rev. within olive wreath, “To HM Queen Victoria in commemoration of the A. H. S. Maine South Africa & China 1899-1901, 76mm., choice mint state and extremely rare

Lot 317

Commemorative Medals, Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O’okiep, 1902, un-named specimen in gilt-silver, miner stands by wagon, rev. legend in 13 lines, 36.5mm., (Hern 198, “silver exceedingly rare”), scrolled swivel suspender, small test mark to edge, extremely fine

Lot 249

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Mahmud I, silver abbasi or onluk, Tiflis 1143h, wt. 5.36gms (KM.22), even light grey toning, good very fine and rare

Lot 97

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. Sulayman, silver dirham, Sabur 98h, wt. 2.89gms (Klat 429), good extremely fine

Lot 435

Commemorative Medals, William & Mary, Coronation, 1689, the official struck silver medal, by John Roettier, conjoined busts of William and Mary to right, GVLIELMVS ET MARIA REX ET REGINA, rev. Jove hurls thunder at Phaeton falling from his chariot, NE TOTVS ABSVMATVR, 35mm (MI.662/25; Eimer.312; vL.III, 379; Wollaston 8; Farquhar III, 27), contained in a contemporary, green velvet lined, black shagreen fitted case, well struck on full flan, extremely fine, the case slightly warped *Bt. Mrs I. Allen. 1,200 specimens struck. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 138

Islamic Coins, Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun, silver dirham, Samaqand 203h, citing ‘Ali al-Rida as heir, wt. 2.80gms (A.224), very fine and rare

Lot 256

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Mahmud II, silver buju (Tugrali-rial), Qustantina 1246h, wt. 8.40gms (KM.83 for type but date unlisted), softly struck, good very fine and extremely rare Qustantina, modern day Constantine, is the capital of Constantine Province in North East Algeria. Coins from this mint are rare.

Lot 304

Commemorative Medals, Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the Defence of Mafeking, silver portrait medal, 1900, unsigned [by F. Bowcher for Spink], facing bust of Baden-Powell in uniform and hat, rev. soldiers and sailors bringing up a gun, 45mm. (BHM.3677; Eimer 1843; Hern 106), extremely fine, light tone

Lot 74

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, silver dirham, Maysan 79h, wt. 2.86gms (Klat 628), good very fine and very rare

Lot 91

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, silver dirham, Abarshahr 90h, wt. 2.74gms (Klat 4b), very fine and rare

Lot 285

Commemorative Medals, British Empire, David Livingstone (1813-1873), Missionary and Explorer, Royal Geographical Society, African Chief’s silver Presentation Medal, 1874, by Alfred Benjamin Wyon, bust of David Livingstone three-quarters right, rev. legend in and around wreath, TO THE GREAT CHIEF CHITAMBO BY ALLAN WYON F.R.G.S. - PRESENTED IN MEMORY OF LIVINGSTONE THE NOBLE AND THE GOOD, 37mm, choice mint state The obverse is the same as that on the Bearer’s Medal (see lot 286), awarded to those Africans who carried Livingstone’s body to the coast, with each medal named to the recipient and additionally “Faithful To The End”). Allan Wyon (1843-1907), himself a medallist and seal engraver, was the son of Benjamin Wyon and the younger brother of Joseph Shepherd and Alfred Benjamin Wyon. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1875. Whether the Bearer’s Medal developed from this private prototype is not known. There is no example of it at the Royal Geographical Society. Livingstone died on 1 May, 1873 at Chief Chitambo’s village, also named as Chitambo, near the edge of the Bangweulu Swamps in present day Zambia. In 1899 the Livingstone Memorial was built to mark the spot where the explorer died and where his heart was buried. See also the footnote to the following lot. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa

Lot 483

Commemorative Medals, Russia, Anna Ivanovna (1693-1730-1740), the Peace with the Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, silver medal, 1739, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), her ornate armoured bust r., wearing an Imperial ermine cloak, a small crown and pearls in her hair, rev. eagle, a laurel wreath in its beak, alights on a mound of captured trophies, signed H on exergual line, 59.5mm., 114.5gms. (Diakov 81.1; Felder 159), extremely fine, lightly toned and exceedingly rare *Bt. 5 November, 1973, W. Whelan. There was no example of the medal in the Thomas Dimsdale collection (Morton & Eden, 26 November 2008), however an example in gold had sold earlier in 2008 at Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung (19 March) for €220,000. More recently an example in copper was sold by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. (9 February 2016) for €1,500. The cataloguers can find no other example of the medal in silver being offered for sale in recent years. Further medals by Johann Carl Hedlinger will be found listed under Sweden and Great Britain. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 432

Commemorative Medals, James II, Military and Naval Reward, silver medal, 1685, by John Roettier, draped bust of James r., with long hair, signed with JR monogram below, IACOBVS. II. DEI. GRA. ANG. SCO. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., rev. an antique trophy of arms, a naval engagement in the distance, the Royal Charles the nearest ship, GENVS. ANTIQVVM, 63mm. (MI.617/29; Eimer 282; MH.70), contained in a contemporary, green velvet lined, black shagreen fitted case, a superb example of this very rare medal, choice extremely fine *ex Spink Auction 8, 27 February, 1980 (lot 470 - un-named but H. Jessop), there catalogued as ‘Brilliant F.D.C.’ The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 134

Islamic Coins, Abbasid, Harun al-Rashid (179-193h), silver dirham, Arran 185h, citing Gov. ‘Asad b. Yazid, wt. 2.91gms (A.219.7), extremely fine and rare

Lot 568

Commemorative Medals, Netherlands, Siege of Groningen and the Capture of Coevorden, silver cartographic medal, 1672, Dutch victories over the Bishop of Munster, cityscape, with armies camped before it, ‘Belegeringe voor Groningen’, rev. plan of the citadel of Coevorden fully encircled by cavalry and foot soldiers, COEVERDEN. MET. STORMER. HANDT. INGENO. DEN. 20. DECE. 1.6.7.2., 55.5mm. (vL.III, pp. 102-103, iii; Weiler 13), very fine and scarce

Lot 411

Commemorative Medals, Elizabeth Cleypole [Claypole] (1629-1658), second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, uniface silver memorial medal, 1658, by Thomas Simon, bust r., wearing single strand of pearls, hair tied back, 34mm. (MI.430/74; Platt II, p. 38), a contemporary cast of excellent quality, the smooth field emphasising the portrait which shows evidence of tooling, plain reverse also smoothed, extremely rare *Bt. Spink, 10 October, 1998; ex Glendining auction, 6 June, 1990 (lot 280) Elizabeth Claypole, the favourite daughter of Oliver Cromwell, married the Rt. Hon. Lord John Claypole, Master of the Horse, in January, 1646; they had four children but there were no descendants. She died at Hampton Court and is buried in Westminster Abbey. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 375

Commemorative Medals, Education and Sport Medals, Cecil Rhodes (1853 -1902), Salisbury Volunteer Rifle Club, silver medal, 1908, facing bust in wing collar, THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY, rev. legend, partially engraved, “Won by Sgt.Newman Nov 08”, 29mm., suspension loop and ring, mint state The obverse has the same bust as on the medal, struck by Spink & Son, for presentation to the mourners who had travelled on his Funeral Train.

Lot 442

Commemorative Medals, George I, Naval Action off Cape Passaro, the Spanish fleet destroyed, silver medal, 1718, by John Croker, laureate bust of George I r., GEORGIVS D:G. MAG. BR: FR: ET. HIB: REX. F:D:, rev. figure of Neptune atop a naval column decorated with galleys, around base a large array of captured trophies and standards, SOCIORVM PROTECTOR, 45.25mm. (MI.439/42; Eimer 481; MH.150), choice extremely fine, the reverse especially with much brilliance The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 257

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Abdul Mejid (1255-1277h), silver 3 kurush 1255h/regnal year 1, Qustantiniya, toughra with flower r., rev. mint and date (KM.655), incorrectly identified by PCGS as a 20 para, certified and graded by PCGS as Mint State 65

Lot 559

Commemorative Medals, India, Roorkee, Thomason College of Civil Engineering, gilt-silver Prize Medal, Calcutta Mint, awarded 1912 (Sergt F. G. Burns, Upper Subordinate Class, for Descriptive Engineering), British lion rests on inscribed plinth within open wreath, PRIZE above, rev. inscription within open wreath, 55.5mm., 80.88gms., (Pudd 948.38.9), the obverse stamped with a British Hallmark declaring it as 18ct gold, extremely fine, rare The cataloguers are unable to explain the hallmark. The College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee, was officially established in 1847, and Thomason’s name added in 1854 to honour its founder, Sir James Thomason, Lieutenant Governor (1843–53). Initially, the engineers’ class was for Europeans only, the upper subordinate class for Europeans and Indians and the lower subordinate class for Indians only.

Lot 391

Commemorative Medals, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), Death, silver medal, 1612, by Charles Anthony, bust of Prince Henry three-quarters l., in decorated armour and wide lace collar, HENRICVS PRINCEPS, rev. crowned shield of arms, FAX. MENTIS. HONESTÆ. GLORIA, 28.5mm. (MI.200/29; Hill & Pollard [1978], pl. 27, 7; Farquhar I, 214; Foley 150), nearly extremely fine, a handsome and very rare medal The reverse legend, FAX MENTIS HONESTÆ GLORIA, was used as a motto by Prince Henry and James I was to use it some 7 years later as the motto for the Knights of Nova Scotia. It is a quotation from a long and truly epic poem, Silius Italicus’s Punica, Book vi, 332; translates as ‘Glory is the flame of an honourable mind’. Bt. Seaby, c. 1977 The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 516

Commemorative Medals, The Amicable Society, instituted 1696, silver ticket or medal, unsigned, two hands clasped under the Royal Crown, date below, rev. AMICABLE CONTRIBUTION SHIP, façade of four storey building, 39mm. (MI.155/422; DW.102/7; Withers 2324), extremely fine, toned and very rare *ex Baldwin’s vault The Amicable Society or Amicable Contributionship of London was the first company established for the insurance of houses against loss by fire. It was commonly known as The Hand in Hand. The Philadelphia Contributionship, founded as a mutual insurance company by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, was modelled on the Amicable Society.

Lot 274

Islamic Coins, Qajar, Nasir al-din Shah, silver 2000 dinars (2 krans), Tehran 1313h, legend within floral wreath, rev. sun and lion within wreath, crown above, to commemorate 50th year of reign (KM.912), extremely fine and very rare

Lot 474

Commemorative Medals, France, Paul Marcel Dammann (1885-1939), ‘l’Électricité’, The 25th anniversary of the CPDE (Compagnie pour la Diffusion d’Électricité), founded 1907, silver medal, 1932, facing head, her hair radiant, charged with electricity, rev. standing female directs electricity to a city, 64mm. (Grundy 88; BM Acq, 1978-1982, p 54, 42), a superb ‘Art Deco’ medal, extremely fine and rare in silver The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 403

Commemorative Medals, Sir Charles Erskine of Alva (1617-1663), cast pewter portrait medal, 1647, by Abraham Simon, bust l., long hair falling over plain lace collar and buttoned doublet, rev. legend, 1647 CAR ÆRESKINVS EQV ÆT 30, 36mm (MI 330/173: Platt II, p. 94; Foley 280), very fine, the cast appears to be contemporary with slight indentation on reverse (matching the relief of the head), extremely rare *Bt. Seaby, 26 October 1978. MI. lists a single specimen in gold and two others, these both silver. The date of Sir Charles Erskine’s birth is shown elsewhere as 1611 (not 1617 as implied by the medal). He was the 4th son of John, 8th Earl of Mar and married Mary Hope in 1639. In 1645 he was a commissioner negotiating the Treaty of Uxbridge, a significant but abortive negotiation to try to end the First Civil War. In the same year he also served as a Commissioner for Scotland at the Westminster Assembly of Divines the purpose of which was to restructure the Church of England. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 498

Commemorative Medals, USA, George Washington (1732-1799), the centenary of his Inauguration celebrated in New York, large cast bronze medal, 1889, by Augustus Saint Gaudens (1848-1907) and Philip H. Martiny (1858-1927), half-length bust left wearing frock-coat and cravat, fasces to right, rev. eagle over New York City arms, legend in 13 lines, …BY THE AVTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON CELEBRATION…, 115mm. (Douglas 53), good very fine with well patinated obverse This medal was Saint Gaudens’s first official medallic commission, from the Committee on Art and Exhibition of the Washington Centennial Celebration. The medal was to be the official souvenir for the centennial of George Washington’s swearing-in as first president of the United States on April 30, 1789 at New York’s Federal Hall. Philip Martiny was Saint Gaudens’s assistant and it was he who did most of the actual modelling. The medal, which was cast by the Gorham Company, was issued in an edition of 2000 specimens in bronze and 10 in silver. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 420

Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Naval Reward and the Battle of Lowestoft, silver medal, 1665, by John Roettier, draped and laureate bust of Charles to r., hair short, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D. G. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. Charles as Roman general, baton in hand, stands by rocky shore, beyond a fierce naval engagement, a ship sinks and, in the centre, two dominant British ships, legend in exergue, PRO TALIBVS AVSIS, 62.5mm. (MI.503/139; Eimer, 230; MH 52; vL.II, 504), contained in its original velvet-lined fitted leather case decorated in a pattern of gilt squares, the medal extremely fine or virtually so The decorated leather cases of this period are extremely rare; however, it is slightly warped and lacks one (of two) hooks. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 254

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Mahmud II (1223-1255h), silver kurush, Trablus Gharb 1223h regnal year 14 (KM.186.1), extremely fine and rare

Lot 562

Commemorative Medals, India, Madras, The Madras Hockey Team, silver and enameled badge, 1923, the scrolled border crossed hockey clubs and balls, on blue enamel three central bells, two engraved, ELR 1921-1922, 1922-23, 36 x 59.5mm., maker’s mark ‘A.F, STR SIL’, brooch mounted, much as made

Lot 510

Commemorative Medals, Ireland, Charles II, St. Catherine, gold complimentary medal to Queen Catherine [1662], issued in or for the province of Connaught, West Ireland, PIETATE INSIGNIS, St. Catherine stands holding palm branch, broken wheel at her feet, rev. PROVINCIA CONNAGH, winged Fame sounds trumpet and holds olive branch, 25.5mm., wt. 10.14gms. (MI.491/114; pl. XLVII, 3, both in silver only), strictly fine and an exceptional rarity The medal is believed to have been struck under the direction of Sir John Berkeley (1607-1678), Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1658) and, in 1662, President of Connaught and a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. The medal is quite possibly a unique survivor, maybe even struck from Irish gold. Berkeley, with Sir George Carteret, is remembered as one of the founders of the Province of New Jersey in North America.

Lot 433

Commemorative Medals, Jacobite, James II and Mary, the Birth of Prince James, Dutch satirical silver medal, 1688, by Jan Smeltzing, Truth, naked, standing on a snake, holds open the door in a plinth revealing a Jesuit placing Prince James on a cushion, SIC NON HEREDES DEERUNT, rev. the Trojan Horse, Troy burning in the distance, EQUO NUNQUAM TU CREDE BRITANNE, 58mm (MI.630/52; Eimer 291; vL.III, 345; CP 50, 6), extremely fine, rare The medal struck in the Protestant Netherlands, warns Britain not to trust in the promises of James who, like the Trojan horse, conceals a treacherous intent. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 300

Commemorative Medals, Portugal, Vasco da Gama (c. 1460s–1524), 400th anniversary of his voyage to India and around the Cape of Good Hope, 1898, small medallets, silver (3), and copper, 17.5mm.; and white metal medal, conjoined busts l., with Luiz de Cameõs (1524-1580), 28.5mm., extremely fine (5)

Lot 358

Commemorative Medals, Boer War Welcome Home and Tribute Medals, Scotland, Leith, silver shield-shape Tribute medal, by Fenton, Russell & Co Ltd, crossed rifles above enamelled shield, rev. engraved inscription, 38 x 30mm. (Hibbard C12; Hern 844), Birmingham hallmark, suspension loop and ring, extremely fine

Lot 7

Ancient Coins, Greece, Achaemenid Persia, Darius I (524-485 BC), silver siglos, Persian king or hero in kneeling-running position r. holding a bow, rev. oblong incuse punch, wt. 5.37gms. (S.4678), fine to very fine

Lot 305

Commemorative Medals, Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the Defence of Mafeking, bronze portrait medal, 1900, unsigned [by F. Bowcher for Spink], facing bust of Baden-Powell in uniform and hat, rev. soldiers and sailors bringing up a gun, 45mm.; with small silver medal, similar, 22.5mm. (BHM. 3677; Eimer 1843; Hern 106), latter with suspension loop and ring, extremely fine and very fine (2)

Lot 443

Commemorative Medals, Jacobite, Princess Maria Clementina, escape from Innsbrück, silver medal, 1719, by Ottone Hamerani, bust of the Princess l., her hair tied up with pearls, CLEMENTINA. M. BRITAN. FR. ET. HIB. REGINA., rev. the Princess escapes in a chariot and speeds through an Italian landscape to the city of Rome beyond, FORTVNAM. CAVSAMQVE. SEQVOR., 48.5mm. (MI.444/49; Eimer 484; Woolf 36:1), nearly extremely fine George I was against the marriage of Princess Maria Clementina (1702-1735), grand-daughter of John Sobieski, king of Poland and James, the Elder Pretender. She had been arrested by Charles VI whilst on her way to Rome and confined to Innsbruck castle, from where her escape is commemorated on this medal. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 308

Commemorative Medals, The Absent Minded Beggar, the National Commemorative Medal, silver, 1899-1900, by F. Bowcher [Spink and Son], soldier with headband, helmet discarded, standing holding rifle with fixed bayonet, rev. Union flag with rose, thistle, shamrock and palm branch, THE QUEEN GOD BLESS HER and further legend, 45 mm. (BHM.3680; Eimer 1851; Hern 68; CMZAR 26); another, smaller, silver, 22.5mm., in red and pale blue card boxes of issue, first mint state, second only fine (2) The inner lids of the boxes state respectively, “… price 12/6 of which amount 1/- [price 2/6 of which amount 6d] - will be handed to the proprietors of the Daily Mail for the Kipling Poem War Fund”.

Lot 157

Islamic Coins, Abbasid, al-Muqtadir, silver donative or medallion dirham, Madinat al-Salam 307h, wt. 1.64gms (A.246a), good very fine and very rare

Lot 395

Commemorative Medals, Charles I, the Scottish Coronation, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, signed B on rev. crowned and draped bust l., wearing ornate lace collar, CAROLVS. D:G. SCOTIÆ. ANGLIÆ. FR. ET. HIB. REX., rev. a Scottish thistle in flower, HINC. NOSTRÆ. CREVERE. ROSÆ., 29mm. (MI.266/60; Eimer 123; BMC [Jones] 155; Platt p. 133, type B; Hill & Pollard pl. 27, 9; Wollaston III; Foley 222), very fine The ceremonial service was held at St. Giles, Edinburgh, accompanied by an Anglican service. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 447

Commemorative Medals, George II and William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), small silver counter or medallet, c. 1746, by J. Kirk, from a small series of counters of the Royal Family, armoured bust of George II l., signed KIRK on truncation, rev. bust of Cumberland r., in armour with lion shoulder-plate, 25mm. (MI.622/295; Eimer 612), choice extremely fine and scarce; George III, marriage to Princess Charlotte de Mecklembourg-Schwerin, silver medallet, 1761, conjoined busts r., he in armour, rev. London cityscape, cherub with ribband, FELICITAS BRITANNIÆ and crowned hearts above, 26mm. (BHM.17; Eimer 691), very fine (2) The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 98

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. Sulayman, silver dirham, Ifriqiyya 99h, wt. 2.85gms (Klat 87, same dies, one example recorded), small edge chip, otherwise toned good very fine and extremely rare

Lot 451

Commemorative Medals, George, Prince Regent [later George IV], Treaty of Paris, Peace in Europe, gilt-silver medal, 1814, by J. Barber and (reverse) T. Wyon, Jr., for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate bust r., GEORGIVS PRINCEPS WALLIÆ PATRIAM PRO PATRE REGENS MDCCCXIIII, rev. Britannia supports the fallen Europa and is crowned by Victory, SEIPSAM CONSTANTIÂ EUROPAM EXEMPLO, 69mm. (BHM.805; Eimer 1043; Bramsen 2277), a superb medal, the slightest bruise on reverse (6 o’clock), a few hairlines, but choice extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 281

Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Education: Cape Town, an early engraved oval silver medal, 1827, ‘MERIT REWARDED – Rosa Maria Whitcomb’, within wreath, rev. ‘Cape of Good Hope March 2nd 1827’, within wreath and sprays, raised border, 59.5 x 49mm. pierced for suspension, very fine and extremely rare *ex. W. J. Davis Collection (the joint author, with A. W. Waters, of Tickets and Passes of Great Britain and Ireland, 1922). Rosa Maria Whitcomb, born 6 September, 1814 and baptised in Cape Town, 23 September, 1816, the daughter of Charles and Sophia Louisa Besley Whitcomb, he a lawyer. Her siblings were two brothers, Felix (b. 1816) and Theodore Charles (1818-1882). It is not known which school Rosa Maria Whitcomb attended nor, indeed, when she died. She married, first, Benjamin Phillips, 23 November, 1831, at the English Church; and, second (by Special Licence), Jacobus Arnoldus Hurter Van Breda, 13 November, 1840 at St. George’s Church. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa

Lot 77

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, silver dirham, Fasa 80h, wt. 2.92gms (Klat 511), extremely fine and very rare

Lot 472

Commemorative Medals, France, Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931), World War I, help to the wounded, “Pro Patria”, gilt-silver plaquette, half-length bust of La France l., holding flag and wearing Liberty cap, rev. trophies on plinth, airship and aeroplanes above, named “Å Melle BEART”, 47.5 x 47.5mm (CGMP 232A), slightly arched top, extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 515

Commemorative Medals, William and Mary, so-called Pattern Farthing or silver medal, undated (1689), conjoined busts right, rev. a crown supported by three columns, HISCE SVFFVLTA, 25mm. (MI.693/88; Eimer 318), good very fine, rare

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