Auction Catalogue

11 & 12 June 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British & World Coins, Commemorative Medals and Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 718

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11 June 2014

Hammer Price:
£50

FRANCE, Artemis-Aréthuse, c. 1850, a uniface cast bronze medal by F. Barbedienne imitating the obverse of a Sicilian Tetradrachm by Eukleidas, 115mm; Freemasons and the Paris Commune, 1871, a copper medal signed F.T., 45mm (Lab. 490); together with other French copper medals (4), of Marquise de Sevigne, Perronet, Gambetta, etc [6]. First extremely fine with superb brown patina, others generally very fine £80-100