LOT 3665
Group of Sixteen [16] Medals, Coins and Tokens. 20th century AD.
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and metals etc; each held in a coin holder within an album sleeve. Condition as shown.(130gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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. -
Great Britain. Westminster Abbey AE Medal. 1849. Dies by Joseph Davis in Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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. 117gr, 60mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Ely Cathedral AE Medal. 1849. Dies by Joseph Davis in Birmingham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
WEST FRONT OF ELY CATHEDRAL, exterior view of the cathedral; DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO H:R:H: PRINCE ALBERT and J.DAVIS BIRMM. in three lines in exergue / WEST VIEW OF THE CHOIR. ELY CATHEDRAL., interior view of the cathedral. Cf. BHM 2368. 83gr, 60mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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