Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Athletics, Burnley Cricket Club Athletic Festival, a silver-gilt award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. legend, named (Second Prize, 440 Yds Flat Race, Aug. 6th 1870, R. Jones), 38mm; Liverpool & Dist[rict] Secondary Schools Athletic Champ[ionship], a silver award medal by Fattorini and S.L., named (Swimming, W.W. Merry, 1920), rev. wreath, engraved (Squadron), hallmarked Birmingham 1920, 38mm; Liverpool Civic Marathon, a gold award medalet, two athletes, rev. wreath, named (63rd, Thomas Roberts, 1928), hallmarked dw&co Birmingham 1928, 22mm, 9ct, 5.05g; Liverpool Cotton Association Walk, a uniface silver award medal by Vaughton for Russels Ltd, liver bird standing on cotton bale, back named (New Ferry to Rhyl, 42 1/2 miles, 10 hour limit, won by J. Stopford Taylor, 7hrs 35 1/2mins), hallmarked Birmingham 1902, 25mm; L[ondon &] N[orth] E[astern] R[ailway] Athletic Association, Manchester, a bronze badge, standing angel, back engraved (One Mile Relay Championship, 1926, Winners, G.E. Harriers), 33 x 26mm; Manchester Athletic & Cycling Club, a silver-gilt award medal by Fattorini, arms, rev. wreath, named (4000 Metres Indiv. Pursuit, Winner, P. Bullock, 1953), hallmarked Birmingham 1953, 25mm; Manchester Athletic Festival, a silver badge, shield engraved 1869, back named (Throwing 16lb Hammer, First Prize, W.A. Burgess), 41 x 38mm; Manchester-Liverpool-Leeds Inter-University Sports, a silver award medal by Fattorini, arms emblematic of the three cities, rev. named (W. Dixon, Manchester, Winner, 1/2 Mile, 1921), 51mm; Rochdale Athletic Festival, a silver badge, arms, back named (Gymnastics, R.T. Heape Junr., 1866), 40 x 38mm [9]. Fourth and seventh fine, last two extremely fine, others very fine; an interesting and attractive group, some very rare (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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