LOT 3539
Great Britain. York Cathedral WM Medal. Circa 1840s. Dies by Joseph Davis in Birmingham.
Exterior view of the cathedral from southwest; YORK CATHEDRAL J.DAVIS MEDALLIST BIRMM. in three lines below / CHOIR OF YORK CATHEDRAL, interior view, looking down the choir toward the east window. Taylor 13c. Near Extremely Fine.(86gr, 60mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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Group of Sixteen [16] Medals, Coins and Tokens. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals etc; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. 130gr 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. -
France. Second Empire, Napoléon III and Eugénie AE Medal. Circa 1855-1860. Paris mint. Dies by Albert-Désiré Caqué.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
NAPOLÉON III EMPEREUR, bare head of Napoleon III to left, CAQUÉ. F. below / EUGÉNIE IMPÉRATRICE; head of Empress Eugénie to left, CAQUÉ. F. below. 60gr, 50mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal. 1855. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of the Crimean War. Dies by J. Totter.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, bare head to left, J. TOTTER F. below / EMPRUNT DE 750 MILLIONS LOI DU 14 JUILLET 1855.; allegorical scene showing Victory hovering above seated female figures representing Commerce, Finance and Industry, SOUSCRIPTIONS 3,652,000,000 SOUSCRIPTEURS 317,000 in four lines on central panel; in exergue, M.P. MAGNE MINISTRE DES FINANCES J. TOTTER F. in three lines. Page-Divo/Divo 264. 169gr, 72mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

