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8 September 1998
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The Arts Club 40 Dover St London W1S 4NP
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Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixpences, assorted dates and mint marks [24]. Fair to fine (£180-200)
Hammer Price: £250
James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Crown, mm. trefoil over lis (FRC. 2 (X/SVIII); N 2120; S 2664). Slightly off-centre, almost very fine and scarce (£300-400)
Charles I (1625-1649), Gold Crown, Tower mint. (1633-1634), Fourth bust, reverse oval shield with crowned C-R. mm. portcullis. (N 2185, S 2707). Good fine (£250-280)
Abdul Aziz, 5-Qirsh, year 12 (KM 254a). Better than very fine (£120-150)
Ireland, Trinity College, gold prize medal, awarded to Olive C. Kelly, 1931, 30.9gms, in case of issue (damaged). Edge test mark at 5 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine (£250-300)
Defeat of Sultan Tipu, 1792, a silver medal by C.H. Küchler, bust of Marquis Cornwallis left, reverse Cornwallis and aids receive the sons of Tipu, MDCCXCIII in exergue, 48mm (Pollard 5; BHM 363; E 845; Pudd. 792.1). Minor rim bruises, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, an original striking and rare with the 1793 date (£120-150)
Groats (6), Annulet issue, Calais (S 1836). Generally very fine (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £240
James VI (1567-1625), Ryal, 1569 (S 5472). Fine (£200-300)
Edward iv, Penny, Sun and Roses/Rose on Cross coinage (c. 1478-1483), Penny, Dublin, obverse bust facing, large rose and sun to left and right of crown, large sun and rose to left and right of neck, reverse rose at centre of cross, rose with two stems and sun with two roses in alternate angles, legends mostly off flan, 8.6 grains (S 6395; D & F 170). A little short of flan otherwise very fine, very rare (£200-250)
Prussia, Friedrich i, Two-Third Thaler, 1709 HFH (KM 67). Stained on reverse, otherwise about very fine (£200-300)
Kalakaua i, Dime, 1883. Light surface marks, stain on reverse right hand laurel, otherwise good extremely fine (£150-200)
Victoria To George vi, Pennies [65]. Mostly uncirculated (£220-240)
Miscellaneous, George iii To George vi, Halfpennies [50]. Mostly uncirculated (£220-240)
James VI (1567-1625), Ryal, 1570 (S 5472). Only good fine but a scarce date (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £230
James VI (1567-1625), (After accesion), Sixty-Shillings, type 1, mm. thistle (S 5501). Lightly chased in fields, otherwise very fine (£200-300)
Constantine the Great, a large cast lead medal, unsigned, Parisian School and believed the work of the Limbourg brothers, Emperor on horseback right, reverse females representing the Jewish and Christian faiths seated either side of a tree depicting the fountain of life, Cross above, 94mm (Armand II, 8/5; Kress 524; Jones, Art of the Medal 18; cf. Coll. Weiss 58). An old cast, pierced at top, fine and rare (£100-200)
“Death from the Air”, 1915, uniface iron medal by Arnold Zadikow, skeletal figure of Death holding three zeppelins with ropes, 72mm. Low relief but about extremely fine for issue, very rare (£200-250)
5-Marks, 1966 D (40), in original Bank roll. As struck (£350-400)
Coenwulf (796-821), East Anglia, Penny, Botred, obverse bust right to edge of coin, coenvlf rex m, reverse cross pommee over saltire pommee, botred with trefoil of pellets between each letter (N 366; S 920; BLS 100). Large chip otherwise very fine, extremely rare, only two other specimens from different dies listed in BLS (£200-250)
Count Zeppelin, c 1914, small bronze medal, 1914, signed M & W St., reverse Zeppelin over map of England, 33mm, matt surface. About extremely fine but somewhat discoloured, rare (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £220
Young head, Crown, 1844 (ESC 280; SC 10). Slight surface marks, otherwise extremely fine (£200-300)
The Ancient World, An interesting collection of bronzes from 350 B.C. to 100 A.D., from Macedon, Egypt, India, Commagne and including Alexandrian Imperial Tetradrachms (9), a large number of Roman Imperial issues from Tiberius to Arcadius, Byzantine bronzes (30) and bronzes of Artiquids [150]. Mainly poor to fair, some better (£130-180)
Coins of the World, Miscellaneous coins, including Ancient and Hammered, many silver (67), an interesting lot. Fine to very fine, some better (£200-250)
Charles II (1660-1685), Peace of Breda, 1667, a silver medal by J. Roettier, laureate bust of Charles II right, legend reads BRIT, reverse Britannia seated on rock contemplating her navies, FAVENTE DEO, edge lettered, 56mm (MI 535/185; v.L. II, 522; cf. E 241). A few minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine with brilliant fields, attractively toned (£250-300)
Léda et le Cygne, 1925, a uniface Art Deco bronze plaque by A. Lavrillier, Léda with swan, 100 x 61mm (Classens 107; CGMP p.228; Jones, Art of the Medal, 418; cf. BDW 5, 120 and 24, 213; cf. DNW 33, 368). One of the classic Art Deco medallic images; very fine, rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £210
Rama IV, copper Quarter-Fuang (1865), grained edge (KM 3). Toned to an even chocolate, extremely fine, a pleasing coin with excellent surfaces and rims (£50-60)
Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1687, tertio (SC 15). Better than very fine but very heavily haymarked and with flaw by rim (c. 12 o’clock) on reverse (£200-220)
William III (1694-1702), Halfcrown, Bristol, 1696 B (ESC 535; S 3476).Weakly struck from 7 to 11 o’clock on obverse legend, better than very fine (£180-200)
Lysimachos, Posthumous Tetradrachm, Pergamon 297-281 BC., 17.1 gms, Deified head of Alexander right, reverse Athena enthroned left; herm and monogram in front (SNG Copenhagen 1095). Very fine (£200-250)
Germany, the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915, satirical iron medal by Karl Goetz, dated 5 MAI, 58mm (K. 156; cf. pp 13-18). Extremely fine (£80-100)
East India Company and British, coins in silver (81) and base metal (119) [200]. Mostly very good to fine (£130-150)
Nicholas Brulart de Sillery, Chancellor of France, 1613, bronze medal, cast, by G. Dupre, draped bust of Sillery in-trimmed robe, reverse Apollo driving the Sun’s car across the heavens, 71mm (Jones, BMC II, 46;Kress 563; Mazerolle II, 679). Very fine, light brown patina, a pleasant and reasonably sharp cast, suspension loop on the edge (£150-200)
Government 5-Cents (1941)(Pick 314). Uncirculated (£45-50)
Anne (1702-1714), Anne and Prince George of Denmark, 1702, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust of Anne left, no ear-ring, reverse bust of George left, 42mm (MI 233/14; E 392). Extremely fine and practically as struck with brilliant fields, most attractive (£150-200)
Miscellaneous, George iii To George vi, Crowns [22]. Fair to extremely fine (£200-220)
Alessandro Anzani, 1909, a gold award medal by M.A. Baüer, bust three-quarters left, head facing, reverse a three-cylinder Anzani aero engine, the propellor blades inscribed TRAVERSÉE DE LA MANCHE 25 JUILLET 1909, tablet below, un-named, 30mm, 17.55gm. With clip and ring for suspension, extremely fine and extremely rare; in maroon (non-original) fitted case by Philip Frès, 3 rue de la Paix, Paris; top of lid stamped J.P. (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £200
Mary (1553-1554), Mary and Philip and Mary, Groats (12). Generally impaired (£200-220)
Anne (1702-1714), Farthing, 1714 (S 3625). Very fine, brown tone (£250-300)
Austria, Second World War, Defeat of Poland, 1939, an unusual uniface ivory medal by Perl, eagle overpowering a snake, legend around, 95mm. Extremely fine, slight discolouration, rare (£200-250)
Charles I, Royalist Badge, silver, unsigned, half-length portrait of Charles three-quarters left, CAROLVS PRIMVS above, reverse engraved crowned arms in Garter dividing CR, field stippled, edge plain, 34 x 23mm, 13.15gm (MI –; Heckett –). Test mark on edge, obverse very fine, reverse better, toned; an unusual piece of uncertain date (£60-80)
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