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FRANCE, Cardinal Richelieu, 1630, a cast bronze medal by J. Warin, bust right, rev. figure of France, crowned by Victory, seated in triumphal car drawn by four horses, Fame blows a trumpet whilst Fortune is chained behind, beaded border, 75mm (BMC [Jones] 183; Jones, Warin, 4; Maz, Warin, I, 5; Trésor II, pl.XXI, 2/3). A good quality cast with integral suspension loop; unfortunate shallow scratches in front of face, otherwise very fine with deep bronze patination £150-200
£150–£200
FRANCE, Jean-Baptiste Molière, 1844, a bronze medal by F.A. Caunois, 57mm; Henri Germain, Fondateur du Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, light bronze 30 Year Service award medals by C.P. Pillet (2), named (M. Langlois Samuel; M. Merzeau Georges), both 81mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 124; BDM –; cf. DNW M8, 2267); Société Industrielle de St Quentin et de l’Aisne, 1925, a silver award medal by A. Borrel, named (Mme. Machu, Née Claisse Julia, 24 Années de Services, Mon Léon Frères, 1925), 57mm;...
FRANCE, Jeune Homme, 1849, a cast bronze bas-relief plaque by C. Pètro [cast by J. Goussel], 255 x 218mm, back engraved ‘Fie [Fonderie] de J Goussel, Metz, 1863’; Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, a zinc galvano for the 30 Years’ Service medal by C.-P. Pillet, 263mm (cf. BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 124; BDM –; cf. DNW M8, 2267) [2]. Very fine £80-100
£80–£100
FRANCE, Chambre Syndicale des Mécaniciens, Chaudronniers et Fondeurs, a copper award medal, unsigned, named (Mr Victor Remond, Prix d’Arithmétique, 1888), 50mm; together with other French medals, in silver (4, one gilt), base metal (3), 19th and 20th centuries [8]. Very fine or better £80-100
Anglo-Gallic, Edward III (1325-62), Esterlin, bust three-quarters left, leopard below, rev. cross, crowns in angles, 1.22g/4h (E 56a). Good fine £100-150
£100–£150
FRANCE, L’Enfant, c. 1930, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned [by V. Canale], after Bouchardon, named (J. Guérin, 27 Septembre 1934), 68 x 25mm (cf. BDW 18, 491); Tête de Fille, c. 1930, a pair of plated uniface octagonal Art Déco plaques by P.-A. Morlon, both 55mm [3]. Very fine; first on a bronze stand £80-100
GERMANY, Wilhelm II, Silver Wedding, 1890, a silver medal by E. Weigand, conjoined busts right, rev. legend, 45mm (BDM VI, 425); Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936, Medal for Assistance, in white metal, unsigned, 37mm. [2]. Very fine, first with edge knock £80-100
Tokens, 17th century Buckinghamshire (6), later Northamptonshire Co-op checks (150); together with coin weights (2) [158]. Fine or better £100-150
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NETHERLANDS, Olympic Games, Amsterdam, 1928, a presentation medal by B. Mackennal and Pinches, two victorious athletes in quadriga, rev. wreath, named (Presented by the British Olympic Association to Baron George Marochetti, in Recognition of Services Rendered to the British Team at the IX Olympiade, Amsterdam 1928), 51mm. Good very fine, extremely rare £200-250
£200–£250
PERU, Constitution Proclaimed, 1839, a One-and-a-Half Peso-size silver medal by A. Davalos, standing Liberty on three-tailed monster, rev. legend (Fonrobert 9062). Good very fine, deeply toned £120-150
£120–£150
SOUTH AFRICA, Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, Natal, a silver medal awarded to chiefs, by Jones & Stevenson, crowned bust right, rev. arms of Great Britain with supporters above wildebeests of Natal in cartouche, 51mm (W & E 4325C; cf. J.J. Ford VII, 332-4). Minute piercing for attachment of suspension loop, otherwise good very fine, toned £700-900
£700–£900
SWEDEN, Equestrian Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1956, a uniface openwork gilt metal official’s badge by J. Sjösvärd for Lagerströms Mjölby, classical Greek horseman to left, Olympic rings below, lotus leaf suspender, 46 x 30mm. Extremely fine, rare £400-500
£400–£500
CANADA, Stock communion token, uniface, silver (Burzinski 7615); INDIA, Calcutta Free Church, lead communion token (Burzinski 7546) [2]. Fine, both rare £80-100
L. Scribonius Libo, Denarius (Craw. 416/1; Scribonia 8); Elagabalus, billon Tetradrachm, Antioch; Diocletian, Follis, Nicomedia, rev. Genius (RIC 29a) [3]. First about very fine and toned, others very fine or better £140-180
£140–£180
British Iron-Age Coinages, TRINOVANTES, Uninscribed series, Unit, ‘Braughing Dragon’ type, boar left, annulet above, pellet-in-annulet below, rev. coiled serpent or dragon, 1.47g/5h (ABC 2282; BMC 389; VA 1948; S –). Nearly very fine, reverse better, extremely rare £600-800
£600–£800
British Iron-Age Coinages, Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus, Stater, tascio ricon in central panel over cruciform wreath design, rev. horseman left wearing armour and holding sword and shield, pellet-in-annulet in front and below, 5.33g/12h (ABC 2580; BMC 1629ff; VA 1780-5; S 219). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, very rare £1,500-2,000
£1,500–£2,000
British Iron-Age Coinages, Belgæ, Unit, Sussex Lyre type, diademed head right, rev. horse right, wheel above, lyre-shaped ornament below, 1.24g/9h (ABC 647; BMC 635; VA –; S –). On a slightly irregular flan, about very fine, very rare; less than 20 recorded £300-350
£300–£350
Greek Coinages, SICILY, Akragas, Tetradrachm, sea-eagle standing, rev. crab within shallow incuse circle, 17.29g. Eagle’s head off-centre, otherwise better than very fine, rare £2,000-2,500
£2,000–£2,500
Greek Coinages, Southern Apulia, Tarentum, Stater, naked boy on horse right, rev. Taras astride dolphin left, holding tripod, 7.72g (SNG Copenhagen 863). Almost extremely fine, rare £400-500
Greek Coinages, SICILY, Carthage, Siculo-Punic, Tetradrachm, female head left, three dolphins around, rev. quadriga galloping right, Nike flying left, 16.42g. Very fine, rare £1,500-2,000
Greek Coinages, SICILY, Gela, Tetradrachm, charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying right above to crown horses, rev. forepart of man-faced bull running, 17.05g (Jenkins 386). Better than very fine, rare £800-1,000
£800–£1,000
Domitian, As, Rome, rev. Fortuna (RIC 394); Trajan, Dupondus, rev. Emperor (RIC 676; Sear 3219); Hadrian, Sestertius, Rome, rev. Felicitas (cf. RIC 750); Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, rev. Salus (cf. RIC 635) [4] Fine and better £100-150
Greek Coinages, Kings of Macedonia, Philip II, Stater, Pella, similar, 8.54g (Le Rider 362, D159/R269; SNG ANS 158-9). Good very fine £1,500-1,800
£1,500–£1,800
Greek Coinages, Kings of Macedonia, Philip II, posthumous Stater, Colophon, similar, tripod below horses, 8.49g (Le Rider pl. 90, 16). About as struck, of good style, very rare £4,500-5,000
£4,500–£5,000
Greek Coinages, Kings of Macedonia, Philip II, Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, head of Zeus right, rev. horseman right, palm branch below, 14.22g (cf. S 6681). Test cut on horse, otherwise very fine, attractive £300-400
£300–£400
Greek Coinages, Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III (336-323 BC), Stater, Salamis, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, eagle at left, 8.61g (Price 3125). Good very fine, well-centred £2,000-2,500
Greek Coinages, Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III, Stater, Salamis, similar, 8.61g (Price 3125). Better than very fine £2,000-2,500
Greek Coinages, MYSIA, Pergamon, Cistophoric Tetradrachm, c. 190-133 BC, cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow-case with serpents, cornucopia to right, 12.35g (Sear 3944ff). Very fine, dark tone £200-250
Greek Coinages, Seleukid Kings of Syria, Alexander I Balas (150-145 BC), Tetradrachm, diademed bust right within border, rev. Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and sceptre, cornucopiæ in field to left, aplustre beneath throne, 16.65g (S 7030). Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise almost extremely fine, attractive £350-400
£350–£400
Greek Coinages, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy I (323-285 BC), Pentadrachm, Alexandria, diademed bust right, ægis around neck, rev. eagle standing on thunderbolt, 23.82g (Sear 6747). Some surface marks, otherwise better than very fine, rare £6,000-8,000
£6,000–£8,000
Severus Alexander, Sestertii (2), both Rome, revs. Mars, Emperor (RIC 456, 627) [2]. About very fine £90-120
£90–£120
Wisbech Working Men’s Club & Institute, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Presented to Mr John Whitethread, April 1890), 42mm; Corporation of Certified Secretaries, a silver award medal by J. Fenton, named (Awarded to R.A.O.J. Hayward for Proficiency…8th and 9th December 1944), hallmarked Birmingham 1944, 63mm; Pittman College, silver award medals (2), by Spink, named (James Ernest Bird, 150 Words per Minute, Dec. 1918), by Vaughton, 1934, edge named (First Prize, Edna M. Peck),...
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero, Sestertius, Lugdunum, 64, laureate bust left, globe at point, rev. Emperor on horseback right, accompanied by a second horseman, 24.68g (C 84). Some smoothing, otherwise almost very fine £200-250
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero, Dupondius, Rome, 66-7, radiate bust right, rev. Roma seated left, 13.45g (BMC 120). Almost very fine, rare £120-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Otho, Denarius, Rome, 69, bust right, rev. Ceres standing left, holding corn-ears and cornucopia, 3.28g (RIC 6; BMC 9; RSC 11). Light scratches under tone on reverse, otherwise very fine £400-500
ORANGE FREE STATE, Pattern Kroon, 1887, by W. Lauer for O. Nolte, in silver, arms within wreath, date below, rev. value within wreath, edge finely grained, 28.23g/6h (Hern O4; KM. Pn 6). Minor surface marks, otherwise about as struck with proof-like fields, toned, excessively rare £100,000-120,000
£100,000–£120,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nerva, Sestertius, Rome, 97, laureate bust right, rev. palm-tree, 25.36g (RIC 82). Good fine or better, rare £700-800
£700–£800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Denarius, Rome, 134-8, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Mars helmeted, standing left, holding spear, left arm on shield, 3.41g (RIC 255; RSC 951b). About very fine, scarce £80-100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Sestertius, Rome, 134-8, laureate bust right, rev. Felicitas standing left, holding branch and caduceus, 22.82g (RIC 750; Banti 325). Good very fine, attractive dark patina, rare £700-800
Eadred (946-955), Penny, Circumscription Cross type [York Gp], Herolf, cross, eadred rex, rev. cross, heroles mone, 0.86g/9h (CTCE 300ff; N 706; S 1113). Chipped and pierced, otherwise about very fine £100-150
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