Military saint riding horse galloping to right, spearing a fallen man / Military saint riding horse galloping to left, spearing a fallen man. Apparently unpublished with the same iconography on both sides. 4.14gr, 22mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Paris mint. Dated 1808. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, bare head to right; below, Tiolier in small lettering / RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, 1 FRANC within wreath; below, date between A and rooster. KM 682; Franc 2014, 204. 4.81gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Singing competition of 26 June 1859; offered by the orpheonistes of St. Omer; commemorative medal. Design by Albert Desire Barre (1818-1878). NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to left; BARRE in small lettering below / CONCOURS DE CHANT DU 26 JUIN 1859 around, OFFERT PAR LES ORPHEONISTES DE St OMER MEDAILLE COMMEMORATIVE in five lines; all within laurel wreath. Edge inscription: ARGENT. 37.99gr, 41mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Suspension loop.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector (collector's ticket included).
Medal by Karl Goetz
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Design by Karl Goetz. PFALZ • U • RHEINLAND RÄUMUNG • 1930, Germania between winegrowers and miners / DEUTSCH • IST • DER • RHEIN !, Neptune standing facing, head to left, raising right hand and holding trident with left; K•GOETZ before. Edge inscription: • BAYER. HAUPTMÜNZAMT • FEINSILBER •. Kienast 450. 19.85gr, 36mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, 14 September 2022.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector.
Medal by Karl Goetz
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Munich mint. Commemorating the christening of the airship LZ.127 (Graf Zeppelin) on the 90th birthday of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
Design by Karl Goetz. TAVFE DES • Z 127 • AM 90 • GEBVRTSTAG 8 • JVLI 1928, bust of the founder of the Zeppelin company, Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin facing slightly to right / GLÜCK AB GRAF ZEPPELIN, coat of Arms surrounded by children holding balloons and the Graf Zeppelin in the background. Edge inscription: BAYER. HAUPTMÜNZAMT • FEINSILBER. Kienast 408; Kaiser 478. 19.62gr, 36mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, 19 July 2021.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector.
Medal by Karl Goetz
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Munich mint. Design by Karl Goetz GROSSADMIRAL • ALFRED • V • TIRPITZ, uniformed bust of Grossadmiral von Tirpitz facing slightly to left; 18. MÄRZ 1849 ⋆ in four lines to left; 6. MÄRZ 1930 + in three lines to right / DEM • SCHÖPFER DEVTSCHER • SEEGELTVNG, eagle flying to right above flag in the sea and holding laurel branch; K • GOETZ below. Edge inscription: BAYER. HAUPTMÜNZAMT • FEINSILBER. Kienast 444. 19.71gr, 36mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, 19 July 2021.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector.
Medal by Karl Goetz
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Design by Karl Goetz. Bust to left; K • G behind / LVDO-VICVS (lion) III BAV-ARIÆ • REX V • XI • MCMXIII: Æ • ANNO LXIX • in five lines, Saint Mary on crescent moon and Jesus child holding crown and orb; coat of arms to left and right and the Zodiac signs across field. Edge inscription: BAYER. HAUPTMÜNZAMT • FEINSILBER. Kienast 26. 19.43gr, 36mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, 19 July 2021.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector.
Berlin mint. Dated 1903. WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right, A below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1903 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, the Prussian coat of arms. Edge inscription: GOTT ༻༻✚ ༺༺ MIT ༻༻✚ ༺༺ UNS ༻༻✚ ༺༺. KM 523; Jaeger 104. 27.64gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Royal Mint of Spain (Madrid). Dated 1898. Mint officials: A. Sandoval, A. Garcia & R. Vega. Designs by Bartolomé Maura Montaner. ALFONSO XIII POR LA G· DE DIOS ✶ 1898 ✶ (stars inscribed 18 98), head of King Alfonso XIII as a child to left; B· M· in small lettering beneath truncation / REY CONST L. DE ESPAÑA S·G· 5 PESETAS ·V·, crowned coat of arms of Spain with Pillars of Hercules. Edge: three groups of nine fleur-de-lis. KM 707; Cal 24-28. 25.00gr, 37mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
San Francisco mint. Morgan type. Design by George Thomas Morgan. E • PLURIBUS • UNUM, thirteen stars divided by date below Morgan style Liberty Head / ✶ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ✶ ONE DOLLAR, IN GOD WE TRUST above eagle clutching laurel and arrows, laurel sprays around; mintmark below. KM 110. 26.64gr, 38mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Philadelphia mint. Morgan type. Design by George Thomas Morgan. E • PLURIBUS • UNUM, thirteen stars divided by date below Morgan style Liberty Head / ✶ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ✶ ONE DOLLAR, IN GOD WE TRUST above eagle clutching laurel and arrows, laurel sprays around. KM 110. 27.86gr, 38mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Mounted as a brooch on obverse.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
San Francisco mint. Peace type. LIBERTY, head of Liberty to left, wearing radiate headband, IN GOD WE TRUST across fields; date below / UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA E • PLURIBUS UNUM, eagle standing to right on rock, wings closed, seen from rear, branch in talons, rays behind, PEACE below; ONE DOLLAR across fields; mintmark S in lower left field. KM 150. 26.61gr, 38mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.