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LOT 4540
Group of Five [5] Commemorative Medals. 19th-20th century AD.
Various types. Condition as seen.(176gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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United States of America AE Commemorative Medal. Dated 1969. American Legion's 50th Anniversary Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by C.P. Jennewein. American eagle behind the shield of the legion, 50TH ANNIVERSARY below / Sword and wreath, FIFTY YEARS FOR GOD AND COUNTRY 1919-1969 in six lines across field. Edge inscription: MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. MACO 1967-051. 142gr, 63mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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.
