Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

British Historical Medals, School of Medicine, Edinburgh, a silver award medal, unsigned, serpent entwined around pillar, rev. legend within coiled serpent, named (Alexandrum Grant…xiv maii mdcccxlv), 48mm (D & W 225/182; Brodie 586, this piece); Glenalmond College, 1875, an oval gilt medal by Kirkwood, 58 x 38mm [2]. First with several edge knocks and scuffs, good fine but an early award, second extremely fine (£40-50)

Provenance:
First N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 41, 3 June 1999, lot 586 [from R. Lomas January 1994]
Second Baldwin Auction 26, 9 May 2001, lot 2255