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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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Boxed The British Numismatic Society Bronze Centenary Medal. 2003. Commemorative Medal of the 100th anniversary of the British Numismatic Society's founding.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
In 2003 the British Numismatic Society celebrated its centenary and to mark this auspicious occasion in its history a special medal was commissioned by the Society and produced by the Royal Mint. Designed by the accomplished artist Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn, the medal seeks to capture the act of studying coins. 112gr total.
Uncirculated. Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. Hanover, George III AR Coronation Medal. Dated 22 September 1761 (in Roman numerals). Coronation medal. Designs by Johann Lorenz Natter.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
GEORGIVS • III • D • G • M • BRI • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • F• D •, laureate, draped and armored bust to right; L•N• in small lettering on truncation / PATRIAE • OVANTI, George seated to left on throne, holding sceptre and being crowned by Britannia standing to right; shield and trident to left, crowned lion and orb to right; in three lines in exergue, CORONAT • XXII • SEPT CIƆIƆCCLXI L • N •. BHM 23; Eimer 694; MYB 291K. 20.01gr, 34mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Hairlines and scratches.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
