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United States of America, Bicentenary of the Birth of George Washington, 1932, a bronze medal, unsigned, bust right, reverse clasped hands above axe and pipe of peace, peace friendship, 76mm. Extremely fine; in fitted black wallet of issue (£80-100)
£80–£100
Nero (AD 54-68), Denarius, 65-6, Rome, bust right, reverse Salus seated on throne, holding patera, 3.04gm (RIC 60; BMC 90; cf. Sear 1945). Fair to fine, rare (£80-100)
Nero (AD 54-68), As, issue IV, 66, Rome, bust left, reverse winged Victory with shield, 10.92gm (RIC 544; BMC 387). About very fine, patinated (£90-120)
£90–£120
Death of Queen Victoria, 1901, white metal medals (5), unsigned, crowned bust left, reverse in memoriam, etc., all 39mm (BHM 3692) [5]. Some light scuffing, extremely fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
Galba (AD 68-69), As, 68, Tarraco, bust right, reverse arch surmounted by two equestrian statues, three captives being led to the arch at left, 9.66gm (cf. RIC 81; cf. Sear 2136). Only mediocre, but very rare (£30-50)
£30–£50
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, France, Coupe Gordon-Bennett, 1904, a brass badge by Köhler, Spiller & Co, winged Victory standing in early racing car, boy seated on bonnet holding trophy, 28mm; Automobile Club de l’Ouest, c.1915, an openwork plated badge depicting a racing car with driver and riding mechanic, 40 x 33mm; Riding Mechanic, a spelter portrait badge, c.1920, incorporating a spanner, 37 x 25mm [3]. Fine and better (£50-70)
£50–£70
Vitellius (AD 69), Denarius, 69, Rome, bust right, reverse Concordia seated left, 3.00gm (RIC 90; BMC 20; cf. Sear 2196). Obverse off-centre, fine (£100-120)
£100–£120
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a small silver medal, conjoined busts, reverse ‘Presented By The City High Sheriff of Gloucester J.R. Pope’ in six lines, 18mm; together with other base metal medals (2) and a William III Guinea coin weight [4]. Last fine, others extremely fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, France, Société Anonyme des Pneumatiques Dunlop, 1922, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, half-length helmeted figure of worker in rubber plantation, holding a cup for rubber sap and a Dunlop Cord tyre, reverse Dunlop factory at Montluçon above a vignette of John Boyd Dunlop, 63mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.34, 9; cf. DNW 44, 971); 40th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry, 1928, a bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, rubber workers in...
Nerva (AD 96-98), Sestertius, 97, Rome, laureate bust right, reverse vehicvlatione italiæ remissa, two mules grazing, 22.63gm (RIC 93; C 143). About fine, patinated, very rare (£300-400)
£300–£400
George III (1760-1820), Guinea, 1795, fifth bust (MCE 399; SC 180; S 3729). Tiny nick on border of shield, otherwise good very fine (£200-220)
£200–£220
Confectioners, Bakers and Allied Trades Exhibition, London, an oval silver award medal by Mappin & Webb, standing robed female with sickle and sheaf of wheat, reverse named (A.G. Rive, Jersey, 1935), hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 51 x 40mm; a similar award medal, 1937, in bronze, by Mappin & Webb, conjoined busts of George VI and Queen Elizabeth left, reverse named (W.T. Reis, Jersey, 1937), 51 x 40mm [2]. Extremely fine; both in fitted cases of issue (£30-50)
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, France, Renault, Winner of the World Rally Championship for Group N cars, 1989, a light bronze medal, signed Fraisse, Renault 5GT Turbo in Alpine setting, reverse legend, 80mm (cf. BDW 7, 847). As struck; in original blue fitted Fraisse-Demey case (£30-40)
Trajan (98-117), Sestertius, 114-17, Rome, laureate and draped bust right, reverse Trajan standing, reclining figures of Armenia, Euphrates and Tigris at feet, armenia et mesopotamia, etc., 21.83gm (RIC 642; Sear 998). Fair but clear, very rare (£100-150)
£100–£150
George III (1760-1820), Half-Guinea, 1798/7, fifth bust (MCE 437 var; SC 200; S 3735). Good very fine, but has been mounted (£70-90)
£70–£90
Trajan (98-117), Dupondius, 103-11, Rome, radiate bust right, reverse bridge with tower at each end, boat below, 12.20gm (RIC 570). Mediocre (£40-60)
Great Britain, Junior Car Club, a plated silver spoon by Elkington & Co, named (Inter Centre Rally, 1930, M. Daphne), 134mm; Junior Car Club, Yorkshire Centre, an EPNS and enamelled spoon, named (Inter Centre Event, 1931, M. Daphne), 125mm [2]. Very fine and better (£40-50)
£40–£50
Great Britain, C.L.P.M.C., an electroformed award plaque, driver and passenger in Dellow trials car on country lane, named (Seek & Tellus, 1959, T. Maclenan), 103 x 97mm. Very fine; mounted onto a polished wooden frame for display (£20-30)
£20–£30
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, Monaco, Semaine Automobile de Monaco, 1925, a bronze award plaque by T. Szirmaï, semi-nude female standing with wreath, left hand on shoulder of seated naked youth holding a book, reverse wreaths of oak and palm, badge at right, tablet below, named (M. Michel Gamba), 68 x 51mm. Good very fine, rare (£80-100)
Auchenbathie Curling Club, Point Medal, an oval silver engraved award medal, named (Presented by R. Marshall), hallmarked whh Birmingham 1902, 62 x 32mm (Brodie –). Almost extremely fine; with clip and ring for suspension (£40-50)
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, Switzerland, Internationale Gordon-Bennett Wettfliegen, Basle, 1932, a silver award medal by H. Frei for Automobil Sternfahrt, two balloons above two buildings with spires, reverse female personification of Speed with arms outstretched, exergue engraved (A.C.S.), 75mm (cf. DNW 38, 968). Very fine and very rare (£120-150)
£120–£150
Didius Julianus (193), Sestertius, 193, Rome, second issue, laureate bust right, reverse Julian standing, holding globe and roll, dividing sc, 14.56gm (RIC 16). Poor but very rare (£150-200)
£150–£200
Septimius Severus (193-211), Denarius, 210-11, Rome, laureate bust right, reverse victoriæ brit, Victory advancing right, 2.55gm (RIC 332; C 727). Edge serrated, very fine, reverse better (£60-80)
£60–£80
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club, an exceptional group of medals, viz. silver District (2), and Province medals by Sclater, reverse curling scene with four players, thistle borders, all 52mm (Brodie 406); silver District medal, by Sclater, similar, thistles and crown suspension, 41mm (Brodie 416); silver District medals (3), by Edwards & Sons and by A. Kirkwood (2), reverses curling scene with eight players above arms, all 40mm (Brodie 433); silver Province medals (2), one by Edwards, other...
£800–£1,000
Sestertius, 213, Rome, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, reverse Mars standing left, holding Victory in right hand, resting left hand on shield, captive at feet, 25.28gm (RIC 496b; C 217). Good fine, patinated, scarce (£250-350)
£250–£350
Caracalla (198-217), As Caesar, Denarius, 198-200, Rome, draped bust right, reverse lituus, knife and implements, 2.36gm (RIC 3; C 188); Herennia Etruscilla, Antoninianus, Rome, diademed and draped bust on crescent, reverse Pudicitia standing, 3.37gm (RIC 58b; C 17) [2]. Fine to very fine, first with dark tone (£40-60)
Brazil, Coronation of Peter II, 1841, a bronze medal by W.J. Taylor, uniformed bust left, reverse equestrian figure of a knight advancing right, 42mm (BDM VI, 42). Extremely fine and scarce; in fitted case of issue (£80-100)
Geta (209-212), Sestertius, 218, Rome, draped and cuirassed bust right, reverse Diadumenian standing holding baton and sceptre, two standards behind, 21.94gm (RIC 214; C 15). Fine, patinated, very rare (£300-400)
Diadumenian (218), Denarius, Rome, bust right, reverse Pudicitia seated left, raising veil and holding sceptre, 3.38gm (RIC 268; C 36); together with other Denarii (6), of Vespasian, Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius [7]. First good very fine, others fine to very fine (£180-220)
£180–£220
Julia Maesa (d. 223), As, 226, Rome, laureate bust right, reverse Emperor in quadriga right, 9.08gm (RIC 448). Obverse fair, reverse about fine, rare (£25-35)
£25–£35
Medals Related to the Olympic Games, Italy, Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, a bronze medal by C. Merzagora, athlete standing with torch, stadium beyond, reverse tree at left, Olympic rings at right, 40mm. Good extremely fine, scarce (£60-80)
Finland, Finland, 700th Anniversary of Christianity in Finland, 1857, a bronze medal by M. Kutschkin, bust of Alexander II of Russia right, reverse kneeling couple on rock, sun’s rays issuing from Cross above, 57mm (Smirnov 612). About extremely fine, nicely patinated, rare (£40-60)
France, Peace of Lunéville, 1801, a bronze medal by J.-P. Droz, bust of Napoleon left, reverse sun shining on globe, France at top, clouds at right, bonheur au continent, 54mm (Bramsen 106; BDM I, 624). About extremely fine, scarce (£70-90)
France, Erection of the Statue to Jeanne d’Arc, Orléans, 1803, a mule copper medal by R. Gayrard and A. Dupré, bust of Louis XVIII right, reverse statue, 56mm (cf. BDM I, 648). Very fine, patinated (£30-40)
Helena (d. 329), Æ 3, 324-5, Nicomedia, bust right, reverse Securitas standing left, lowering branch and raising robe, officina b, 2.49gm (RIC 95). Good very fine, nicely patinated, attractive portrait (£50-70)
George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Three Shilling Token, 1814 (ESC 422; SC 45; S 3770). Good extremely fine, some very light surface marks, attractive light tone (£80-100)
Medals Related to Sports, France, Cycling: Gallia, 1933, a plated bronze medal by E. Fraisse for Etabts. Pernod, helmeted head of Gallia left, reverse radiant sun above tablet on leaves, named (35 Kilom. en 52’ 6”, 1er, G. Picault), 50mm (CGMP p.182; cf. DNW 38, 834); Hunting: Les Chasseurs, c.1930, a bronze medalet by H. Dropsy for Canale, two huntsmen with rifles in mountainous landscape, reverse legend, 28mm; together with other sporting medals (3), for athletics, fencing and rifle...
Medals Related to Sports, France, Rifle Shooting: Les Sports, 1902, a silver medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, female Victory indicating the route to success for a young athlete, date engraved in exergue (1917), reverse bicycle and rifles in foreground, targets in distance, balloon above, tablet named (Hôpital Lyonnais, Salonique, Caporal Michard), 50mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.35, 30; cf. CGMP p.104 [different rev.]; cf. DNW 47, 1127); together with Union des Sociétés d’Instruction Militaire de...
France, Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée, Marseille, 1855, a silver medal by R. Stern, conjoined arms of Marseille and La Seyne, reverse seated female contemplating a shipyard, 41mm (BDM –). Good very fine, nicely toned, rare (£30-40)
France, Halle aux Cuirs de Paris, Grande Exposition, 1867, a bronze award medal by Stern, arms, reverse legend, named (Zimmermann, Lyon), 51mm. About very fine, rare; with clip and ring for suspension (£30-40)
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