Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Ballytore, Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland (Inst. 1841), a silver award medal by T.W. Ingram after W.H. Lizars, seated Hibernia crowning farmworker with wreath, plough and animals at sides, rev. wreath, named (John G. Coddington, Timolin, 1843), edge impressed (For the Best Five Acres of Thorough Draining in the Ballytore Farming Society), 45mm (Lane, Went and Bateson, NSI Occ. Papers 19, no. 1). Some scratching in obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, an early award (£50-70)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Medals in Gold and Silver from the Collection of James Spencer.

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