LOT 3556
France. First Empire, Napoléon I AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1816, but struck after circa 1880. Commemorative issue on the Exile of Napoléon I on St Helena, Milano.
NAPOLEONE IMPERATORE E RE, laureate head of Napoléon I to right, nine stars forming crown above, laurel branch and palm branch tied together below, broken wheel of Fortune to lower left / NON DI LUI MA DI CHI LO TRADI IMAGO, Prometheus chained to rock, vulture gnawing at his body; 1816 below. Cf. Bramsen 1785; cf. Julius 3580. Extremely Fine.(219gr, 77mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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France. Louis XIV AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1666 but struck possibly 19th century AD. Commemorative issue of Louis XIV Clemency towards the Traitants and the Revocation of the Chamber of Justice. Dies by Michel Molart.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX CHRISTIANISSIMVS, bare head to right; MOLART on truncation / PECVLATORES BONIS MVLCTATI, female figure kneeling to right and emptying a sack of coins in front of Justice, seated to left on throne and holding scales and sword; CLEMENTIA PRINCIPIS• M•D•C•LXVI• and MOLART•F• in three lines in exergue. 172gr, 71mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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Set of Six [6] 1936 Edward VIII Fantasy Coins including Una and Lion Crown. 20th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising: a boxed set of six Edward VIII Fantasy coins including Una and Lion Crown. 261 grams total, 12 x 12 cm
UNC.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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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.
