LOT 3566
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.
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. Extremely Fine.(172gr, 71mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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France. Time of Louis Philippe I AE Medal. 1841. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of Death of Napoléon I on St. Helena. Dies by Valentin-Maurice Borrel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
NAPOLEON EMPEREUR., laureate head to left; BORREL FT. 1841. beneath truncation / L'EXIL ABRÉGEA SES JOURS. above view of the island of Saint Helena, with a ship departing; PRISONNIER A STE. HÉLÈNE, LE 18 OCTOBRE 1815. IL MOURUT LE 5 MAI 1821. in four lines in exergue. 82gr, 51mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Restrike Medal. Dated 12 June 1860. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of Annexation of Savoy and the County of Nice to France. Dies by Jean Lagrange.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to left; J.LAGRANGE below / ANNEXION DE LA SAVOIE ET DU CTE DE NICE A LA FRANCE, France, In the centre, uniting Savoy and the city of Nice; 12 JUIN 1860 and J.LAGRANGE in two lines in exergue. Cf. Collignon 1826. 210gr, 72mm, 12h.
Mint State.
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Great Britain. York Cathedral WM Medal. 1855. Birmingham mint (Elkington & Co.). Dies by Jacob Wiener.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Exterior of the cathedral, YORK CATHEDRAL BUILT 630•642. BURNT 1069. REBUILT 1070. AGAIN BURNT 1137. RECONSTRUCTED 1171-1361. RESTORATION FINISHED 1832. and ELKINGTON & CO LONDON in seven lines in exergue, J.WIENER to left / Interior of the cathedral, J. WIENER BRUXELLES in exergue. BHM 2558; Eimer 1508. 86gr, 59mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
