LOT 3531
Great Britain. Hanover, Field-marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington WM Medal. Triply dated 1 May 1769, 18 June 1815, and 14 September 1852. Birmingham mint. Commemorative issue of Death of the Duke of Wellington. Dies by Allen & Moore.
ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON., bust to left wearing military uniform; ALLEN & MOORE. BIRMM. below / BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST, sarcophagus inscribed WELLINGTON BORN MAY 1. 1769 DIED SEPR 14.1852 in five lines; Britannia mourning to left, lion recumbent below, Victory placing wreath to right; A&M and WATERLOO JUNE 18. 1815 in two lines below. Eimer, Wellington 143; BHM 2476; Lamas 138. Extremely Fine.(39gr, 51mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 3531
Great Britain. Hanover, Field-marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington WM Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Commemorative Medal Celebrating Admiral Vernon’s Capture of Portobello 18th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Obverse with low-relief figure holding a telescope and legend to the border 'The British Glory Reviv'd By Admiral Ver[n]on'; reverse with eight ships in a harbour, legend to the border 'He Took Porto Be[ll]o With [...]'; rim chipped; with old dealer's ticket. 12.66 grams, 37 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
France. Charles X AE Medal. 19th century AD. Commemorative Medal of the Life and Deeds of Charles X. Design by Armand-Auguste Caqué.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
CHARLES X ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE, bust of Charles X to left, CAQUÉ · F. to lower right / CHARLES X. 71EME. RÈGNE. FILS DE LOUIS. DAUPHIN DE FRANCE. NÉ 1757. ROI 1824. BATAILLE DE NAVARIN 1824. PRISE D'ALGER 1830. ABDICATION 1830. MORT A GORITZ 1836. in eleven lines. 76gr, 51mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Group of Sixteen [16] Medals and Tokens. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. 169gr total.
Condition as shown.
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.

