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Numismatic Medals from the North Yorkshire Moors Collection

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№ 1005 x

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5 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£130

Richard Sainthill, 1855, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon, bust right, rev. robed figure of Numismata greeting another while opening a curtain to reveal seated figure of Time, 58mm (BHM 2571; E 1501). Extremely fine £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Numismatic Medals from the North Yorkshire Moors Collection.

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Provenance: SCMB September 1982 (U 774).

Richard Sainthill (1787-1869), wine merchant, antiquarian and coin collector, b Topsham, Devon, removed to Cork, 1801, where he became one of the best-known authorities on Irish coins in the first half of the 19th century