LOT 4240
France. Premier République, Consulat AE Medal. Dated Medal Year 8 (AD 1800). Paris mint. Commemorative issue of the Battle of Marengo. Designs by N. Brenet and H. Auguste.
BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA REP. FRANÇE around, BATAILLE DE MARENGO 25 ET 26 PRAIRIAL AN 8, bare bust of Napoléon I to left; all within laurel wreath / LE PREMIER CONSUL COMMANDANT L'ARMÉE DE RÉSERVE EN PERSONNE: ENFANS RAPPELLEZ-VOUS QUE MON HABITUDE EST DE COUCHER SUR LE CHAMP DE BATAILLE in nine lines. Bramsen 38; Julius 796; Zeitz 13. NGC graded MS 62 BN (#2141910-001).(290 grams total, 16.5 cm including case.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 4240
France. Premier République, Consulat AE Medal.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Great Britain. George VI and Elizabeth Coronation Bronzed White Metal Medal. Dated 1937. Commemorative issue of coronation of George VI and Elizabeth. Issued by Tiptaft Ltd.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
• KING • GEORGE • VI & QUEEN • ELIZABETH • , conjoined crowned and robed busts of George VI and Elizabeth to left / CROWNED ✤ ✤ A. D. 1937., Britannia standing facing, holding staff and crown within archway; waterway scene behind with battleship, bridge and buildings; signed 'BRITISH' at the base of the column to the right. BHM 4356; W&E 7331A2. 47.40gr, 45mm, 12h.
Billiant Uncirculated. Issued in a red cardboard box.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
United States of America. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Proof AR Medal. 20th century.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
JOHN F KENNEDY, bust of John F. Kennedy facing slightly to right / John Fitzgerald Kennedy standing, to the right of him a quote in slate lines: "...OF THOSE TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN MUCH IS REQUIRED" JOHN F. KENNEDY. 25.56gr, 38mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
France AE Medal. Dated 1815 but struck later. Commemorative issue of the Battle of Waterloo.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Napoleon standing to left on a hill, surrounded by his soldiers, watching the outcome of the battle / The deployment of the troops in the Battle of Waterloo. 543 grams total, 17 cm including case.
NGC graded MS 64 (#2817632-003).
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
