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Great Britain, George I, Princess Clementina, Escape from Innsbruck, 1719, silver medal by Otto Hamerani, her bust left, rev., Clementina travelling at speed towards Rome, 48mm (MI 444/49; Eimer 484), some edge knocks, toned, good very fine; Marriage of James (III) to Clementina, 1719, bronze medal, rev., Venus and Hercules, 41mm (MI 445/51; Eimer 486); Birth of the Young Pretender, 1720, bronze medal, rev., Providentia, 41mm (MI 452/60; Eimer 488), good very fine [Clifford lots 505 and 507] (3)
Great Britain, George IV, Coronation, 1821, official bronze medal, by Pistrucci, 35mm (BHM 1070; Eimer 1146), in (damaged) red case of issue, extremely fine; Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, official bronze medal, by Boehm, 77mm, in case of issue, extremely fine; Charles I, Return to London, 1633, cast silver medal, 43mm (MI 267/64; Eimer 124), edge damage, almost fine; together with 50th Anniversary of the Star Newspaper, in silver-gilt, cased and a modern copy of the Embarkation at Scheveningen 1660, in silver (5)
France, Napoleon I, bronze medal for the Baptism of the King of Rome, 1811, 67mm (Bramsen 1125), some knocks, very fine; together with restrike bronze medal for coronation festivities (1804), 67mm (cf. Bramsen 358); silver prize medal of the Société d’Agriculture du Puy-de-Dôme, unnamed, 68mm, argent on edge; gilt metal medal of the artists G. Geefs and G. Wappers, 64mm; large bronze medal of François Guizot, French statesman and historian, by J.J. Feuchère, 100mm, cuivre on edge (BDM II, 89); and Monneron token of Jean-Jacques Rousseau by Dumarest, 35mm, very fine to extremely fine [includes Clifford lots 491, 494 and 495] (6)
Germany, George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (1500-39), lead medal by Christoph Weiditz, facing bust, rev., coat of arms, 43mm (Habich 1845), with corrosion; Bohemian silver-gilt medals (2) of the Adoration of the Shepherds/Adoration of the Magi, dated 1549 (Katz 354), and the Creation of Eve/the Last Supper, 40 mm (Katz 401), both with suspension loops, about very fine; and lead medal dated 1546, the Last Supper, rev., the Crucifixion, 53mm (Katz 344), damaged [Clifford lots 526, 535, 536 and 538] (4)
*Germany, Christ as Saviour of the World, silver medal by Lukas Richter, c. 1565, Christ holding the Cross, rev., the Adoration of the Shepherds in a classical ruin, 57.5mm (Donebauer 4350; Löbbecke 527; cf. Habich 1541), 17th century cast with granular fields, very fine [Clifford lot 530]
*Poland, John III Sobieski, Alliance of Poland, Austria, Russia and Venice against the Turks, 1684, silver medal by J. Hohn, bust of Sobieski right within crowned palm branches and with four concentric lines of legends around, rev., three imperial Eagles and the Lion of Venice in clouds over rocks with four distant cities; lettered and dated edge, 56mm (HCz. 2480 – R4; Voltolina 1037), some marks and edge knocks, a tiny pin prick above the crown on the obverse, otherwise very fine, toned and very rare
*Italian 16th century style, Martyrdom of a Saint, silver plaquette by Herman Ratzersdorfer of Vienna (1815-91), the scene taking place before a crowd of soldiers with buildings in the background, 94.4mm x 53mm (see Lewis, D. and T. Eden, A “Renaissance” plaquette design from nineteenth-century Vienna, The Medal 60, 2012; Molinier 625; Bange 732; Kress 382), extremely fine Another example in silver-gilt was sold in these rooms, 5 June 2013, lot 632. Plaquettes such as these were accepted as authentic early 16th century pieces and praised for their style and composition until two examples appeared with the monogram of Ratzersdorfer stamped into their metal, prompting a reappraisal of their authenticity.
*Southern Region, Regni & Atrebates, Verica (c. AD 10-40), silver unit, com. f with pellet in annulets and crescents surrounding, rev., boar standing right; star above; vir below in exergue, 1.24g (ABC 1220; BMC 1279-1321; S. 131), very fine. Ex Christie’s, 25 April 1989, lot 86, part.
*Southern Region, Regni & Atrebates, Verica (c. AD 10-40), silver unit, standing figure holding lituus [and bunch of grapes], com to left; mif to right, rev., bust of Tiberius right; veri behind, 1.31g (ABC 1250; BMC 1421-49; S. 136), toned, very fine. Ex Spink, private purchase, 10 February 2005.
East Anglian Region, Iceni, silver units (14): “Norfolk God” type (3, ABC 1567), “boar/phallic” type (ABC 1582), “crescent/ corn ears” type (ABC 1591), Anted (3, ABC 1645), Ecen (6, ABC 1657, 1663 (2), 1672, 1675, 1681), fine to very fine (14). Ex Scole hoard (1982), Christie’s, 18 April 1993.
East Anglian Region, Iceni, silver units (13), “Norfolk God” type (4, ABC 1564, 1567 (3)), Anted (3, ABC 1645), Ecen (6, ABC 1657, 1663 (2), 1672, 1678 (rare “Ecen symbol” type) and 1681), fine to very fine, the “Ecen symbol” type about extremely fine and rare (13). Ex Scole hoard (1982), Christie’s, 18 April 1993.
North East Region, Corieltauvi, Aun Cost, silver unit (ABC 1935; S. 403), weak obverse; Western Region, Dobunni, silver units (2, ABC 2015 and 2021; S. 377); South Western Region, Durotriges, silver stater (ABC 2169; S. 366), fine to very fine (4). Ex Spink, 14 July 2000, lot 2597 part.
North Thames Region, Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus, silver units (2), “Ver” type (ABC 2622; S. 233) and stag type (ABC 2634; S. -), fine, rare; bronze Pegasus type double unit (ABC 2652; S. 241); and bronze unit of Cunobelin (ABC 2918; S. 324), good fine (4). Ex Spink, 4 July 1995, lot 1059.
*French Cochin-China, essai 50 cents, 1879 A, Paris Mint, in silver, Liberty seated left, date below in exergue, Barre beside, rev., value within wreath, ‘ESSAI’ and ‘A’ and anchor mint marks below, edge milled (KM 6; Lec. 24), attractive light tone with darker areas near peripheries, tiny blemish at shoulder and very light hairlines in fields, virtually as struck, lustrous and rare
*Jacopo da Trezzo (c. 1514-89), Mary Tudor, Queen of England (1553-58), silver medal, bust left wearing elaborately embroidered gown, a brooch with pendant pearl at her breast and a cap adorned with jewels; signed below, iac trez, rev., cecis visvs timidis qvies, figure of Peace seated on throne, setting fire to a pile of arms laid before her; below the throne are a cube with two clasped hands on one of its sides and a pair of scales (representing Stability, Unity and Justice); to the left are suppliant figures beset by a storm; to the right are other figures and a round temple (representing the Catholic Church) 64.7mm (Attwood 80; MI I, 72, 20; Arm I, 241, 3; Pollard Bargello 725 = Vannel & Toderi 469; Middeldorf & Steibral pl. 72), the fields chased, an extremely fine early cast with grey toning [ex Clifford collection]. Ex Robert O’Connor, George Street, London, 1960s. Known as the State of Britain medal this was Trezzo’s finest medallic work and Mary’s image isvery close to the portrait painting of the queen by Antonis Mors made around the same time as the medal, in 1554. The Latin reverse inscription translates as “sight to the blind, tranquillity to the fearful”. Examples are most commonly found in bronze but silver specimens exist, most notably those of the Bargello, Florence and the ex Chigi piece recorded by Middeldorf & Steibral. A gold specimen is in the British Museum and another formed part of the Stack collection, sold in these rooms, 9 December 2009, lot 136.
*Victoria, Jubilee, 1887, specimen set of 11 currency coins, comprising gold five-pounds, two-pounds, sovereign and half-sovereign, silver crown, double-florin (Arabic 1), halfcrown, florin, shilling, ‘withdrawn’ sixpence and threepence, gold all extremely fine and well matched, crown only very fine, other silver about extremely fine and toned, all in a contemporary fitted case (11)
*Victoria, Jubilee 1887, specimen set of 11 currency coins, comprising gold five-pounds, two-pounds, sovereign and half sovereign, silver crown, double-florin, halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence and threepence, in a modern case by Seaby, five-pounds and two-pounds almost extremely fine, others generally better (11)
*Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, an incomplete ‘short’ matt proof set of coins, comprising gold half-sovereign, silver crown, halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence and maundy set, half-sovereign with original matt finish, virtually as struck with a small tone spot, silver extremely fine or better but have been polished, all in fitted case of issue for a short set (9)
Edward VI, Fine silver coinage, shilling, mm y (N.1937; S. 2842), light crease, good fine; James I, shillings (2), First coinage, m.m. thistle, second bust left (N. 2073; S. 2646), obverse slightly pitted, good fine, reverse better and Second coinage, m.m. lis, third bust, about fine; and Charles I, shillings (3), group E (2), m.m.’s tun, crown and York Mint, m.m. lion (S. 2564, 2791 (2), 2873), fair to fine (6)
Miscellaneous hammered silver, etc. (16), Short Cross to James I, including: sixpences, 1562 (milled), 1571, 1575, 1604; groats (3), Edward III, London, Edward IV, York and Henry VIII, Second Coinage; halfgroats (2), Edward III, York, Henry VII, York, Archbishop Savage; Henry VII, sovereign type penny, Durham, Bishop Fox, mixed grades poor to fine, all three groats pierced; and a Nuremburg jeton (17)
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