LOT 4526
Great Britain. George II, Duke of Cumberland and Battle of Culloden AR Medal. Dated 1746. Royal (Tower) mint. Commemorative issue of Forty-five Rebellion.
Designs by Richard Yeo. GULIELMUS • GEOR • II • R • FIL • DUX • CUMBRIÆ •, armoured bust of the Duke of Cumberland to right / PERDVELLIB • EX • ANG • FVGAT AD • CULLOD • DEBELLAT 16 • APR • 1746 •, Cumberland, as Hercules, assisting Britannia and trampling on representation of discord. Eimer 604; MI II GII 278. Good Very Fine.(52.17gr, 50mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4526
Great Britain. George II, Duke of Cumberland and Battle of Culloden AR Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Great Britain. Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra AE Commemorative Medal. Dated 1888. Nuremberg mint (Münzprägeanstalt L. Chr. Lauer). Commemorative issue of Silver Wedding Anniversary.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by Ludwig Christian Lauer. THE FUTURE KING AND QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND · 1888 · and MADE IN GERMANY around conjoined busts of Prince Albert Edward and Princes Alexandra to left below three ostrich plumes / IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SILVER WEDDING around, OF TH. R. HS. ALBERT EDWARD PR. OF WALES - AND - ALEXANDRA PRS. OF WALES MARRIED 10th MARCH · 1863 · in ten lines. Cf. BHM 3358; W&E 1569A3; Rogers 590. 0.53gr, 13mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare in this condition.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The public celebrations for the silver wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales were cancelled owing to the death of Kaiser Wilhelm I, when the court went into mourning (BHM 3353, note p.386). -
Great Britain. Stuart, James II AR Coronation Medal. Dated 23 April 1685. London (Tower) mint. Designs by John Roettier.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
IACOBVS • II • D • G • ANG • SCO • FR • ET • HI • REX, laureate and draped bust to right; R below / A • MILITARI • AD • REGIAM •, wreath of laurel on cushion with hand from heaven holding the British crown above; in two lines in exergue, INAVGVRAT • 23 • AP • 1685. Eimer 273; MYB 291F; Van Loon III-303. 16.17gr, 34mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Minor scratches in the fields.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
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Group of Five [5] Commemorative Medals. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various types. 176gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
