-
United States of America AR Dollar. Dated 1922. San Francisco mint. Peace type. Dies by Anthony de Francisci.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
LIBERTY, head of Liberty to left, wearing radiate headband, IN GOD WE TRUST across fields; monogram of AF and 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. 26.78gr, 38mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. George III AE Medalet. 1818. Commemorative issue of death of Queen Charlotte.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
H • M • G • M • QUEEN CHARLOTTE., head of Queen Charlotte to right / BORN MAY 19. 1744. above, MARRIED SEPR. 9. 1761. DIED AT KEW NOVR. 17. 1818. AFTER A VIRTUOUS REIGN WITH HER BELOVED KING in seven lines, OF 57 YEARS below. BHM 968. 5.25gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Flan crack at 1h.
Found Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Time of George III Restrike AE Medal. Struck after an 1849 original. Royal mint. Commemorative Medal of 175th Anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo. Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Conjoined laureate and draped busts left of the allied sovereigns: George III, King of Great Britain, Franz II, Emperor of Austria, Alexander I, Tsar of Russia, and Wilhelm III, King of Prussia; around, allegorical and mythological allusions to the Treaty of Peace, which resulted from the Battle of Waterloo: above, Apollo driving quadriga to left, restoring the day; to upper right, the rainbow Zephyr and Iris following to right; to upper left, Gemini indicating the month in which the battle occurred; to right, Hercules seated to right upon rock, suppressing the Furies within the Cimmerian caverns below; to left, Themis, the protector of the Just, seated to left; to lower left, the Fates spinning the future, indicating that human actions will be governed by Justice alone; below, Night, the mother of the Fates, receding into darkness / Two equestrian figures, in classical attire and with the features of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher, being guided to the battle by Victory; around, the Battle of the Giants, being silenced from above by the thunder of Jupiter, driving facing quadriga. Cf. BHM 870; Eimer 2166 (not listed in AE); cf. Bramsen 2317. 131gr, 63mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV Silvered WM Medal. Dated 1821 (in Roman numerals). Birmingham mint. Commemorative issue of George IV Coronation July 19th 1821 at Westminster Abbey. Dies by Thomas Halliday. and P. Kempson & Son.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
GEORGIUS IV . D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to left; H on truncation, P.K. & S. DIREX. below / Coronation scene: George enthroned facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and sceptre in left, resting right foot on stool, being crowned by two dignitaries, with two additional flanking; GEO : IV . CORONAT : MMDCCXXI. in two lines in exergue. BHM 1073; Eimer -; Fearon 272.2. 52gr, 48mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Medal. Dually dated 1837 and 20 June 1897. Royal mint. Designs by G.W. de Saulles after T. Brock and W. Wyon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN • MDCCCXCVII •, crowned and veiled bust to left / Head to left, wearing bandeau; LONGITVDO DIERVM IN DEXTERA EIVS in left field, ET IN SINISTRA GLORIA in right field; olive branch and date below. BHM 3506; Eimer 1817. 9.74gr, 26mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AE Medal. Dated 1901. Birmingham mint (Arthur Fenwick Limited). Commemorative issue of Accession of Edward VII.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR above, ER 1901 across fields, GOD SAVE THE KING below, crowned bust to left / TO COMMEMORATE THE ASCENSION OF H.[G.] M. EDWARD VII TO THE BRITISH THRONE • JANUARY 1901 •, crown above the shields of Empire & Great Britain, joined by clasped hands, between flowers and olive branch; RD.. 355487 and LONG MAY HE REIGN OVER US on ribbon below. BHM 3696; W&E 4004A2. 15.04gr, 38mm, 12h.
Uncirculated. Pierced. In original circular red box.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward VII AR Coronation Medal. 9 August 1902. Royal mint. Dies by George William de Saulles.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
EDWARD VII CROWNED 9 AUGUST 1902, crowned bust to right / ALEXANDRA QUEEN CONSORT, crowned bust to right, date on ribbon below. Eimer 1871a; BHM 3737. 12.60gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Charles, Prince of Wales AR Investiture Medal. 1st July 1969. Commemorative issue of Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
The Emblem of H.R.H the Prince of Wales: Three Ostrich Feathers above ribbon inscribed ICH DIEN / H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES INVESTITURE • CAERNARVON CASTLE. JULY 1st 1969 •, the Royal Badge: The Welsh Dragon. W&E 8490A1. 112gr, 50mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Britannia AR 10 Shillings Commemorative. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Britannia behind map and flags of Great Britain / 10.- SHILLING BRITANNIA SERIES ''C'' PORTRAIT ISSUE, banknote of 10 Shillings. 28.04gr, 40mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Field-marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington WM Medal. Triply dated 1 May 1769, 18 June 1815, and 14 September 1852. Birmingham mint. Commemorative issue of Death of the Duke of Wellington. Dies by Allen & Moore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON., bust to left wearing military uniform; ALLEN & MOORE. BIRMM. below / BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST, sarcophagus inscribed WELLINGTON BORN MAY 1. 1769 DIED SEPR 14.1852 in five lines; Britannia mourning to left, lion recumbent below, Victory placing wreath to right; A&M and WATERLOO JUNE 18. 1815 in two lines below. Eimer, Wellington 143; BHM 2476; Lamas 138. 39gr, 51mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Duke of Wellington WM Medal. 1852. Commemorative issue of Death of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. Dies by Thomas Ottley in Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
✶BRITISH VICTORIES IN PORTUGAL, SPAIN,& FRANCE✶1808 TO 1815 and DUKE OF WELLINGTON around bareheaded bust slightly to left; names and dates of victories rayed around: ROLIRA & VIMIERA AUG.17&21.1808; CORUNNA JAN.16.1808; OPORTO MAY 12.1808; TALAVERA JULY.27.1809; BUZACO SEP.27.1810; COIMBRA OCT.7.1810; BARROSA MAR.5.1811; PUENTE DE HONOR MAY.5.1811; ALMEIDA MAY.II.1811; ALBUHERA MAY.16.1811; ARROYO DEL MOLINO OCT.28.1811; GUIDAD RODRIGO JAN.19.1812; BADAJOS APRIL.6.1812; ALMARAZ MAY.19.1812; SALAMANCA JULY.22.1812; MADRID AUG.14.1812; CASTALLA MAY.12.1813; VITTORIA JUNE 21.1813; PYRENEES JULY 25.28.1813; ST SEBASTIAN SEP.9.1813; BIDDASSOA OCT.9.1813; PAMPELUNA OCT.31.1813; NEIVE DEC. 9.10.II.12.13.1813; ORTHES FEB.27.1814; TOULOUSE APRIL 10.1814; WATERLOO JUNE 18.1815 / IN MEMORY OF HIS OBSEQUIES AT ST. PAUL'S NOVEM.1852. above mourning Britannia seated to right, sarcophagus inscribed WELLINGTON DIED SEPT-R 14 1852 in three lines and AGED 83 in two lines, on plinth behind; all within wreath; OTTLEY BIRM. below. BHM 2499. 76gr, 64mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Lincoln Cathedral WM Medal. Circa after 1845. Dies by J. Davis, Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
INTERIOR OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, interior view of the cathedral / Exterior view of the cathedral, LINCOLN CATHEDRAL DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT and J.DAVIS. MEDALLIST. BIRMM. in four lines in exergue. Cf. BHM 2371; Taylor 7a. 90gr, 60mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.