Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Bicentenary of the Birth of Sir Humphry Davy, 1978, a cast bronze medal by C.J. Dean, bust three-quarters right, bookshelves behind, rev. a hand holds a miner’s lamp in a coal mine, 107mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.81, 51; SCMB June 1978, p.169). A splendid large medal, about as made £100-£150

From a limited edition of 25 and winner of the Seaby Design Award, 1977-8. Christopher John Dean (b.1955) trained under Ron Dutton at the Wolverhampton Polytechnic (1976-9) and at the Royal Academy School (1979-82). More recently he has pioneered the ‘freeform’ modelling system in the UK