for our Specialist Coinage Auction auction held on Wednesday 11th of December 2024
Lot No | Description | Est | Image |
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715 | United Kingdom, 1649 Bronze gilt Medal, Charles I Memorial by J. Roettiers, 50mm. Obv: Bust of Charles, right / Hand bearing crown emerges from clouds above pastoral scene. | 140-200 | |
716 | United Kingdom, 1740 bronze Medal for Admiral Vernon and the Battle of Portobello, 1739. 38mm. Obv: Half-length bust of Vernon / Rev: Ships entering Portobello harbour. | 70-100 | |
717 | United Kingdom, 1745 silver Medal, The Duke of Cumberland repels the Jacobite rebels in 1745. 41mm, 24.1g. Obv: Three-quarter bust of William, Duke of Cumberland, left / Rev: King George II stands, receives from the Duke mural crowns and a palm branch. Des. I. Kirk. | 180-220 | |
718 | United Kingdom,1798 bronze Medal for the battle of the Nile (Davison's Medal; des, C.H. Kuchler). 47mm. Obv: Hope standing on a rocky promontory, holding an oval medallion featuring bust of Lord Nelson / Rev: British fleet assembled in Aboukir bay before the battle. | 220-280 | |
719 | United Kingdom, George III, York, 1811 silver Sixpence Token, 18mm, g. Obv: Arms of the city of York between laurel and palm branches / Rev: Central inscription across three lines. | 35-45 | |
720 | United Kingdom, George III, 1820 silver Medal for Napoleon Bonaparte's surrender to H.M.S. Bellerophon 1815 (des, Brenet for Mudie). 41mm, 36.0g. Obv: Uniformed bust of Napoleon, right / Rev: Ship of war sails set, another at rear, sails furled. | 220-280 | |
721 | United Kingdom, Edward VII, 1902 bronze Coronation Medal, 56mm. Obv: Crowned bust of Edward VII / Rev: Crowned bust of Queen Alexandra. | 70-100 | |
722 | United Kingdom, Edward VII, 1902 silver Coronation Medal, 55mm, 86g. Obv: Crowned bust of Edward VII / Rev: Crowned bust of Queen Alexandra. In presentation case. | 180-220 | |
723 | United Kingdom, 1914 bronze Medal for the bombardment of Scarborough, 32mm. Obv: Arms of Scarborough, ribbon below, distant view of the sea and three ships bombarding the town, shells bursting overhead, town and beach in bottom, left and right / Rev: Inscription. | 50-75 | |
724 | United Kingdom, George V, 1915 English bronze replica of German Medal for the sinking of the Lusitania (des, K. Goetz). 55mm. Obv: The Lusitania sinking in heavy seas / Rev: Skeleton standing left, in ticket booth, queue of passengers to the left. | 25-35 | |
725 | France, 1832 bronze Medal for Mary Queen of Scots' marriage to Philip of Spain, 1558. 52mm. Obv: Two busts facing each other, crown above / Rev: Crowned shield of arms. | 70-100 | |
726 | Russia, Elizabeth, 1752 bronze Medal for the inauguration of Cronstadt Harbour. 63mm. Obv: Bust of the Czarina Elizabeth right / Rev: View of the harbour and shipyard. | 35-45 |