LOT 4538
Group of Four [4] AE Commemorative Medals. 19th century AD.
Various types. Condition as seen.(105gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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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. -
Great Britain. George II, Duke of Cumberland and Battle of Culloden AR Medal. Dated 1746. Royal (Tower) mint. Commemorative issue of Forty-five Rebellion.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Designs by Richard Yeo. GULIELMUS • GEOR • II • R • FIL • DUX • CUMBRIÆ •, armoured bust of the Duke of Cumberland to right / PERDVELLIB • EX • ANG • FVGAT AD • CULLOD • DEBELLAT 16 • APR • 1746 •, Cumberland, as Hercules, assisting Britannia and trampling on representation of discord. Eimer 604; MI II GII 278. 52.17gr, 50mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Group of Four [4] George V AR Jubilee Medals. Dated 1935.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
VI. MAII. MCMX MCMXXXV, crowned and draped conjoined busts to left / STET FORTUNA DOMUS, view of Windsor Castle. W&E 5668A.3; Eimer 2029a; BHM 4249. 63.05gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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