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13–15 September 2017
British Historical Medals, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a cast silver medal, unsigned, bust right, wearing armour and medal on riband, rev. head of Medusa, legend in concentric circles around, divided by flaming sword, thunderbolt and arms, 56mm, 50.53g (MI I, 349/208; E 161). Small area of staining on reverse, otherwise very fine and very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £750
British Historical Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, 1653, a cast silver medal by T. Simon, armoured and draped bust left, rev. lion displaying arms, 39mm, 13.10g (Lessen type 5; MI I, 409/45; E 188b). A later cast, fine, obverse better £90-120
Hammer Price: £160
British Historical Medals, Death of Elizabeth Claypole, 1658, a copper-gilt medal by J. Kirk [c. 1750], bust right, rev. legend in wreath, 34mm (MI I, 430/75; E 197). Good very fine, scarce £80-100
Hammer Price: £130
British Historical Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a silver medal by J. Dassier [struck 1731], bust left, rev. infant genii surround decorated monument, 38mm, 26.33g (Eisler 265/35; MI I, 435/87; E 203). About extremely fine, attractively toned £200-300
Hammer Price: £460
British Historical Medals, Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a silver medal by T. Simon, crowned bust right, rev. King, enthroned, being crowned by Peace, 30mm, 8.84g (MI I, 472/76; E 221). Surface marks in reverse field, otherwise good very fine, deeply toned £240-300
Hammer Price: £340
British Historical Medals, Naval Reward, 1665, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, laureate bust of Charles II right, rev. King on sea-shore viewing naval engagement, 62mm, 91.72g (MI I, 503/139; E 230). Cleaned in the past and with associated surface marks, otherwise very fine £500-700
Hammer Price: £700
British Historical Medals, Peace of Breda, 1667, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, laureate bust of Charles II right, legend reads brit, rev. Britannia seated on rock contemplating her navies, edge lettered, 56mm, 75.00g (MI I, 535/185; E 241 var). Trifling marks, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,300
British Historical Medals, British Colonization, 1670, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, conjoined busts of Charles II and Catherine right, rev. globe, 42mm, 37.37g (MI I, 546/203; E 245). About extremely fine, reverse better, toned £500-700
Hammer Price: £800
British Historical Medals, Charles XI of Sweden Elected Knight of the Garter, 1671, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], St George on horseback right, spearing dragon, rev. Star surrounded by Garter decorated with two crowns and pairs of interlinked cs, all within collar, 44mm, 35.46g (MI I, 549/206; E 247). Small obverse rim knock at 9 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £400-500
British Historical Medals, Marriage of Princess Mary to William of Orange, 1677, a silver medal, unsigned [by N. Chevalier], bust of Mary left with pearl necklace, no brooch to mantle, rev. armoured bust of William right, 42mm, 27.96g (MI I, 569/236; E 256; van Loon III, 222). About very fine, dark-toned; with loop for suspension £200-260
Hammer Price: £320
British Historical Medals, Charles II as Elector of Saxony, Knight of the Garter, 1678, a silver medal, unsigned, St George and dragon right, rev. legend in 9 lines within wreath, 50mm, 22.06g (MI I, 572/242; Tentzel pl. 61). Traces of mounting and bright from past cleaning, otherwise good fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £120
British Historical Medals, Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678, a struck silver medal by G. Bower, draped bust right, hands strangling him with his own cravat, rev. Godfrey lying on the ground in the act of being strangled, Pope to left holds a document over the murderer’s head, edge cervice fracta fidem svstvlit atlas nxs and date, 39mm, 27.02g (MI I, 577/247; E 257a). About extremely fine, toned £200-260
Hammer Price: £220
British Historical Medals, Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678, a struck silver medal by G. Bower, from the same dies as previous, edge cervice fracta fidem svstvlit atlas nxs and date, 39mm, 27.46g (MI I, 577/247; E 257a). Light surface marks, otherwise very fine, toned £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
British Historical Medals, Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678, a struck silver medal by G. Bower, draped bust right, hands strangling him with his own cravat, rev. man advancing left, preceding equestrian figure supporting the body of Godfrey, moonlit landscape and stars in background, edge cervice fracta fidem svstvlit atlas xns and date, 38mm, 30.01g (MI I, 577/248; E 258). Fine, toned £90-120
Hammer Price: £150
British Historical Medals, Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678, a struck silver medal by G. Bower, draped bust right, hands strangling him with his own cravat, rev. faces of Pope and Devil combined, edge cervice fracta fidem svstvlit atlas xns and date, 38mm, 27.43g (MI I, 578/250; E 259). A few surface marks on obverse, otherwise very fine and toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £400
British Historical Medals, Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678, a silver medal, unsigned, Godfrey walking left after being strangled by his cravat, rev. St Denis walking left after his martyrdom, holding his head in his hands, 38mm, 23.24g (MI I, 579/251). Good fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
British Historical Medals, James II, Coronation, 1685, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, laureate bust right, rev. hand from heaven about to place a crown on a cushion bearing a laurel, 34mm, 15.92g (MI I, 605/5; E 273). Good fine, toned £100-150
British Historical Medals, Archbishop Sancroft and the Seven Bishops, 1688, cast silver medals by G. Bower (2), bust right, revs. medallic portraits and the names of the six imprisoned bishops, both 50mm, 27.14g, 23.89g (MI I, 622/37; E 288b) [2]. Former tooled in fields, otherwise very fine, latter nearly so and toned £120-150
Hammer Price: £140
British Historical Medals, Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, 1688, a cast silver medal by G. Bower, armoured bust right, wearing lace cravat, rev. William on horseback at the head of his army, fleet at anchor beyond, Justice raised in foreground, 48mm, 17.12g (MI I, 639/64; E 297Bb). Bright appearance, otherwise extremely fine; with loop for suspension £300-400
British Historical Medals, William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], conjoined busts right, rev. Jove hurling a thunderbolt at Phæthon who falls from his chariot, 35mm, 17.10g (MI I, 662/25; E 312). Very fine, attractively toned £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
British Historical Medals, William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a cast silver medal by G. Bower, conjoined busts right, rev. monarchs seated beneath canopy of state, each holding sceptre and orb, 53mm, 21.72g (MI I, 668/38; E 310b). Obverse very fine, reverse extremely fine, toned £200-300
British Historical Medals, Anne, Coronation, 1702, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], bust left, rev. Anne, as Pallas, hurls a thunderbolt at a monster, 35mm, 16.52g (MI II, 228/4; E 390). Virtually as struck and attractively toned £240-300
British Historical Medals, Peace Negotiations at Gertruydenberg, 1710, a silver medal by N. Roettier, bust of James III right, rev. map of the British Isles, 38mm, 17.18g (Woolf 23:1a; MI II, 312/133; E 428). Minor surface marks on reverse, otherwise very fine, light grey tone £240-300
Hammer Price: £280
British Historical Medals, George I, Coronation, 1714, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia crowning King, 34mm, 15.22g (MI II, 424/9; E 470). Scuff mark behind head, otherwise very fine, toned £100-150
British Historical Medals, Order of the Bath Revived, 1725, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust of George I right, rev. standing figure of Prince William in Knight’s robes, 46mm, 46.28g (MI II, 463/75; E 501). Extremely fine and attractively toned £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
British Historical Medals, Monument to John Milton Erected, 1737, a silver medal by J.S. Tanner, bust right, rev. inscription, 52mm, 59.68g (MI II, 524/83; E 542). Extremely fine and attractively toned £300-360
Hammer Price: £550
British Historical Medals, Quebec Taken, 1759, a copper medal, unsigned [by J. Pingo], bust of Britannia left, trident and standard below, rev. captive chained to tree-trunk bearing captured French arms, 40mm (Eimer 14; MI II, 705/439; Betts 421; E 673). Good very fine £240-300
Hammer Price: £420
British Historical Medals, Canada Subdued, 1760, a copper medal by T. Pingo for the Society Promoting Arts & Commerce, laureate bust of George II left, rev. female figure seated mournfully at the foot of pine-tree, 41mm (Eimer 15; MI II, 711/448; Betts 430; E 680). Some edge marks, otherwise very fine, scarce £200-260
British Historical Medals, George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, laureate bust left, rev. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned King being crowned by Victory, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146). Extremely fine and attractively toned £100-150
British Historical Medals, William IV, Coronation, 1831, a silver medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. bust of Queen Adelaide right, 33mm (BHM 1475; E 1251). Brilliant mint state, toned £120-150
Hammer Price: £380
British Historical Medals, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a gold medal by G.W. de Saulles, veiled bust left, rev. young bust left, 26mm, 12.93g (W & E 3000.2; BHM 3506; E 1817b). Numerous spots on reverse otherwise extremely fine; in gilt-blocked case of issue £300-400 SOLD AS VIEWED
British Historical Medals, Northern Auto-Cycle Union, Liverpool Centre, a gold and enamel award medal by Oldfields Ltd, winged wheel, rev. wreath, engraved (Manchester v. Liverpool Motor Team Race, 1909), hallmarked Birmingham 1909, 28mm, 9ct, 18.29g. About very fine; with loop for suspension £150-200
British Historical Medals, Airship Raids on London, 1915, a silver medal by F. Eue for Ball of Berlin, bust of Zeppelin three-quarters right, rev. Tower Bridge with road raised, two airships above the city in background, 34mm (E 1944b; Button 123; BDM VII, 275; cf. DNW 36, 716). Reverse edge bruise at 6 o’clock, otherwise mint state, deeply toned £100-150
World Historical Medals, DANZIG, New Year, 1635, a cast silver-gilt medal by S. Dadler, Jesus holding orb, surrounded by clouds, iesvs sein wort, etc, legend in two lines, rev. ein reiner glavb, etc, the Three Wise Men bearing gifts attend Jesus, 54mm, 39.02g (Maue 107; Wiecek 97; Gumowski 24). Light graffiti in reverse field, otherwise good fine, very rare £200-300
World Historical Medals, GERMANY, Belagerung de Stadt Braunschweig [Siege of the City of Brunswick], 1615, a silver medal by C. Maler, aerial view of the besieged city, rev. armorial shield within wreath, legend in 3 concentric circles, 46mm, 29.37g (Knigge 4298; Knyphausen 5016). Very fine, toned £300-500
World Historical Medals, GERMANY, Schleusinger Konvent oder beim Obersächsischen Kreistag, Jüterbog [Schleusinger Convention or the Obersächsischen Circle, Jüterbog], 1624, a silver medal by R.N. Kitzkatz, Johan Georg I on horseback right, arms below, rev. wreath formed of 18 shields, 37mm, 21.62g, edge stamped h (cf. Slg Merseburger 1029). Very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £100
World Historical Medals, ITALY, Restoration of the Frascati, [1549], a silver medal by G.F. Bonzaga, bust of Paul III left, rev. view of the Frascati, Villa Rufina above, 36mm, 27.56g (Lincoln 504; Mazio 53; Weber 264). Light tooling in obverse field, otherwise good very fine and toned, scarce; with added loop for suspension £300-360
Hammer Price: £240
World Historical Medals, ITALY, The Siege of Lepanto, 1571, a silver medal by G.A. de Rossi, bust of Pius V right, rev. ships at the entrance to the harbour at Lepanto, 41mm, 28.16g (Modesti 620). A 19th century restitution; graze in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £850
World Historical Medals, ITALY, Arrival of the Japanese Christian Delegation, 1585, a silver medal by N. de Bonis, bust of Sixtus V left, rev. head of an angel above ab regibvs iaponior prima ad roma pont legatio et obedientia above date, 36mm, 18.93g (cf. Lincoln 754 [Gregory XIII]). Extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £600-800
World Historical Medals, ITALY, Innocent IX, 1591, a silver medal by N. de Bonis, bust right, rev. angel advancing left, holding draped tiara, 30mm, 15.68g (Börner 557; Lincoln 836; Mazio 156). Light die rust in obverse field, extremely fine, grey tone £150-200
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