LOT 4536
Great Britain. Group of Four [4] George V AR Jubilee Medals. Dated 1935.
VI. MAII. MCMX MCMXXXV, crowned and draped conjoined busts to left / STET FORTUNA DOMUS, view of Windsor Castle. W&E 5668A.3; Eimer 2029a; BHM 4249. Condition as seen.(63.05gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4536
Great Britain. Group of Four [4] George V AR Jubilee Medals.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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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. -
Russia, Empire. Alexander II CU Rouble Trial Strike. Dated 1860.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
РУБЛЬ 1860 С.П.Б., laurel and oak twigs at the sides / Blank. 67.93gr, 46mm.
Extremely Fine.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
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).
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