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DISSENSIONS between Dr Charles Lucas and the CORPORATION of Dublin, 1749, a silver medal by T. Pingo, similar, 40mm (Eimer 4; MI II, 653/357; E 623; Storer 2273; cf. Baldwin FPL 2000, 533). Good very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £160
George III (1760-1820), London coinage, Halfpenny, 1775 (S 6614). A contemporary forgery struck from rusty dies, a second obverse striking covering about 10% of the surface, extremely fine, rare and unusual £200-£260
DISSENSIONS between Dr Charles Lucas and the CORPORATION of Dublin, 1749, a copper-gilt medal by T. Pingo, similar, edge named (Henry Beuan a Free Citizen), 40mm (Eimer 4; MI II, 653/357; E 623; Storer 2273; cf. Baldwin FPL 2000, 533). Very fine £200-£300
LOYALIST ASSOCIATION, 1825, a copper member’s medal, unsigned, conjoined busts of William and Mary, rev. Duke of York’s speech to the House of Lords, 49mm. Good very fine £50-£70
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1800, a copper-gilt medal by J.G. Hancock and P. Kempson, Britannia and Hibernia stand before pyramid, Friendship Unity and Peace, rev. legend over lion and anchor, 38mm (BHM 494). Good extremely fine £200-£300
Royal Dublin SOCIETY, award medals (3), in silver (2), both by Woodhouse, arms and supporters, reverses named (Spring Cattle Show 1863, Richard Mahony, Best Kerry Cow of any Age, No. 250; Spring Cattle Show 1864, Richd. Mahony, 2nd best Kerry Cow of any age, No. 286), 51 and 44mm; and in bronze, unsigned, for the Spring Cattle Show, 1870, similar, named (R. Mahony, Best Kerry Cow, No. 232), 51mm [3]. Last about extremely fine, others about very fine and better £200-£260
William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a cast silver medal by G. Bower, conjoined busts right, rev. monarchs seated beneath canopy of state, each holding sceptre and orb, 53mm (MI I, 668/38; E 310b). Minor rim nicks, otherwise about very fine and pleasingly toned £200-£300
George II (1727-1760), Farthing, 1744 (S 6609). About extremely fine £100-£120
Dublin International Dairy Show, 1882, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, rev. wreath, named (Gilbert Murray, Best 3 Drawings of Dairy Homestead, No. 249), 51mm. Almost extremely fine, reverse better, rare £150-£200
Board of INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION Ireland, a silver award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, crowned Irish harp within Gothic trefoil, shamrocks and Vs in angles, rev. wreath of leaves and shamrocks, named (1887, Senior Grade, George K. Smiley, First in Drawing), 51mm. With suspension loop, extremely fine; in leather case of issue by W. Gibson & Co, Belfast £150-£200
John (as King, 1199-1216), Third coinage, Halfpenny, Dublin, Roberd, roberd on di, 0.73g/4h (S 6231; DF 51). Very fine, toned, scarce £150-£180
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, coroneted bust of Victoria right, rev. crowned wreath, named (Drawing from the Life, Special Competition 1893, N.B. Browne), 63mm (E 1550; Frazer p.196). Brightly cleaned and some rim bruising, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£300
Irish Champion Athletic Club, a silver Celtic cross, back named (Croquet Championship 1874, Pairs Champions, T.J.S. Casey, Miss C. Butler), 35 x 32mm. Good very fine £30-£40
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Groat, 155–, mm. rose on rev. only, 2.67g/4h (S 6501A; DF 236). Good fine or better, the last digit of the date not struck up £150-£200
Edward IV (1461-1483), Suns and Roses coinage, Penny, Dublin, mm. not visible, large rose and sun by crown, large sun and rose by neck, triangle of tiny pellets below bust, rev. rose in centre, suns and roses in angles, 0.43g/3h (cf. Burns S-4; S 6397). Slight chip at 3 o’clock, otherwise about very fine with a clear portrait of unusually good style, very rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £150
Tailteann Games, 1928, a silver-gilt award medal by the Irish Jewellery Co, coronetted female bust left, rev. Celtic strapwork circlet bearing the arms of the four provinces of Ireland, centre engraved (Boxing First), hallmarked Dublin 1928, 51mm. Very fine £60-£80
Entry of William III into Dublin, 1690, a white metal medal by J. Luder [unsigned], armoured and laureate bust right, rev. Hibernia kneels to William, who presents her with a Liberty Cap, James II and French soldier flee, 57mm (MI I, 720/143). Very fine or nearly so, some surface marks and small attempted piercing on reverse £150-£200
Charles I (1625-1649), Ormonde money, Sixpence, 2.95g/3h (S 6547; DF 302). Small punch on each side, otherwise very fine £200-£260
Edward I (1272-1307), Second coinage, Halfpenny and Farthing, both Waterford, type I, 0.63g/2h, 0.35g/1h (S 6254, 6256; DF 69, 70) [2]. Good fine, last scarce £120-£150
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801, a copper medal by J.G. Hancock and P. Kempson, thistle, rose and shamrock on single stem, legend above, rev. figure of Time, having dropped one hour-glass receives another, 38mm (BHM 526). Good extremely fine £100-£120
Henry VIII (1509-1547), First Harp issue, Groat, mm. crown, hi (Jane Seymour), 2.29g/9h (S 6473; DF 202); Groat, mm. crown, initial to right of harp unclear, 1.95g/3h; Second Harp issue, Groat, mm. trefoil, hr (Henricus Rex), 2.01g/7h (S 6480; DF 209); Posthumous coinage, Sixpenny Groat, Dublin, type IV, 1.93g/10h (S 6488; DF 218) [4]. Varied state, third pierced, last cracked £100-£150
North East Agricultural Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Jones, animals on farm, artisan ploughing at right, rev. wreath, named (Adjudged to Mr Jas. Johnston, Killileagh Branch, for a Draft Brood Mare and Foal, Autumn Show, 1835), 49mm. Minor surface marks and rim nicks on reverse, otherwise almost very fine and rare £200-£300
Carmichael College of Medicine, Dublin, a silver award medal, unsigned, legend, engraved (Special Medal for exceptionally good answering in Forensic Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland), rev. wreath, named (Jessie B. Ferguson, Summer Session, 1893), 51mm. Virtually as struck, toned; in maroon gilt-blocked case of issue by Walter Sexton, Jeweller & Watchmaker, 118 Grafton street, Dublin £100-£150
Farming Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by W.S. Mossop, farm animals and plough, rev. sickle and cornucopia, named (Adjudged to George Hill Esqr. in Class 35, For the best of all the Swine exhibited at the Spring Show in March 1825), 51mm (Frazer p.455; Gilbert 25). About very fine and rare; with clip and ring for suspension £150-£200
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Base issue, Pennies (2), 1601, mm. trefoil, 1.90g/6h, 1602, mm. martlet, 1.82g/10h (S 6510; DF 255); together with a similar Penny and Halfpenny [4]. Varied state £100-£120
Philosophical Society of the University of Dublin, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, arms, rev. wreath, named (T.S.F. Battersby, Composition, 1880), 46mm (Frazer p.192). About very fine; pierced for suspension £70-£100
James II (1685-1691), Limerick coinage, ‘Halfpenny’, 1691, reversed n in hibernia, drapery on bust, 6.64g/12h (Timmins 3H; S 6594). Overstruck on a Gunmoney Shilling, small edge split, very fine £100-£120
Edward IV (1461-1483), Third Cross and Pellets coinage, Drogheda, mm. unclear, pellets at neck, rev. quatrefoil in centre, no extra pellets, XXX (Burns Dr-6; Mac Conamhna, BNJ 2017, p.117; S 6369). Small of flan as usual, otherwise very fine £100-£150
George I (1714-1727), Wood’s coinage, Halfpenny, 1723, type II (Martin 4.75/Gb.12; S 6601). Very fine, scarce £100-£120
Exhibition of Irish Art and Manufactures, Dublin, 1882, award medals (3), in gilt-bronze (2) and bronze, unsigned [by J. Woodhouse], female figure urging a stonemason to get up from the ground, anvil at right, revs. wreath, named (Patrick Bourke & Son, Class C, Section XVI…J.V. Traynor & Co, Class E, Section XXXI…Daniel Sheehan, Class D, Section XXV), 51mm (Allen Pt 5) [3]. Very fine and better, first with minor reverse edge bruise £150-£200
Hammer Price: £140
Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse and Jones of Dublin, crowned harp, rev. wreath, named (Annual National Show Dublin 1867, To Mr John Grant, Love Lane, Bankside, London, for Portable Railway & Turntables, 1st Class), 51mm. Extremely fine and toned; in contemporary fitted case [this damaged] £200-£260
George III (1760-1820), Bank of Ireland coinage, Six Shillings, 1804, top leaf of wreath points to upright of e in dei (S 6615). Very fine £100-£150
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Fourth Harp issue, Sixpenny Groat, mm. lis (over ? on rev.), hr (r over k [?]) by harp, with title rex, 2.52g/4h (S 6482; DF 209). Small edge chip, nearly very fine, the possible overmarks not entirely clear £120-£150
Mallow Farmers’ Club Mowing Trial, 1877, a silver award medal, unsigned, farmer and his wife rest with horse and bull under tree, wild boar in foreground, rev. wreath, named (1st Prize Awarded to Walter Carson & Sons for Buckeye Machine), 49mm. Graze in upper obverse field and several rim knocks, otherwise very fine and toned £150-£200
Edward I (1272-1307), Second coinage, Halfpence (3), type 1a (2), Dublin, 0.63g/7h, Waterford, 0.70g/2h; type 2b, Waterford, pellet before edw r, 0.65g/11h (S 6250, 6253-4; DF 69) [3]. Fine or better, last fair £100-£150
Miscellaneous, George I, Wood’s coinage, Farthing, 1723 (S 6604); George III, Soho coinage, Penny, 1805, Proof Halfpenny, 1805, in copper, edge centre-grained, 8.66g/6h, Farthing, 1806 (S 6620-2); George IV, Halfpenny, 1822 (S 6624) [5]. Third with hairline scratches on reverse otherwise about as struck, others in varied state £150-£200
SCHOLASTIC Award, a silver medal by West, Irish harp, symbols to either side, legend in Celtic. rev. engraved naming within a border of linked shamrocks, named (Isralia S. Cowan), 58mm, 82.58g. Very fine £150-£200
Henry III (1216-1272), Penny, type Ib, Dublin, Ricard, ricard on dive, 1.39g/8h (S 6236; DF 54). Very fine £80-£100
Henry III (1216-1272), Penny, type IIb, Dublin, Ricard, ricard on dive, band of crown jewelled with pellets, 1.39g/1h (S 6241; DF –). Very fine or better, scarce £120-£150
International Exhibition of Arts & Manufacturers, Dublin, 1865, a bronze award medal by A. Geefs, winged female figure flying left with bountiful cornucopia, products of Arts and Industry in foreground set against a Greek-style temple, rev. wreath with crowned Irish harp, named (P.C. Owen, For Services), 75mm (E 1577). Extremely fine £120-£150
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