LOT 3536
Great Britain. Westminster Abbey AE Medal. 1849. Dies by Joseph Davis in Birmingham.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY-, exterior view of the Cathedral; DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H:R:H: PRINCE ALBERT. and J.DAVIS.MEDALLIST.BIRMM. in three lines below / WESTMINSTER ABBEY, interior view of the Cathedral; THE CHOIR below. Taylor 8a. Extremely Fine.(117gr, 60mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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France. Louis XIV AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1687 but struck after 1880. Commemorative issue of Château de Versailles. Dies by Michel Molart.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
LVDOVICVS★MAGNVS★REX★GALLIARVM★INVICTISSIMVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to left (68th effigy by Michel Molart), MOLART★F★ below / COLVIT MAGIS OMNIBVS VNAM, facade of the Chateau of Versailles as seen from the rear gardens; VERSALLIAE •1•6•8•7• in two lines below. French Mint Catalog - VOL I -205-H/B451. 161gr, 71mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. In original case.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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Great Britain. St Paul's Cathedral WM Medal. Circa after 1840. Dies by J. Davis, Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, perspective view of the cathedral from the northwest; NORTH_WEST VIEW LONDON and JOSH. DAVIS BIRMINGHAM in two lines in exergue / INTERIOR OF ST PAUL'S, interior view of the nave and choir; THE NAVE AND CHOIR in exergue. BHM -; Eimer -. 100gr, 60mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. 172gr, 71mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
