Coins and Historical Medals

Gold Coast, LUANDA, Charles Ashton, brass, bust left, from the die in retouched state, rev. elephant standing by palm-tree, birds flying above, 23mm, 4.17g/12h (cf. R.J. Ford II, 392; Prid. Sale, 675). Good very fine, very rare £90-£120

Provenance: ‘Montreal’ Collection, NASCA Auction 25 (New York), 5-7 December 1979, lot 1410