Australian Historical Medals
Lot 1022 SESSION 4 (4.30pm Tuesday 21 July) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $2,000
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GEORGE III, Resolution and Adventure Medal (1772), uniface striking of the obverse die in copper (44mm, 4.5mm thick-the normal weight), reverse die blank with raised striations, by B. F. (on truncation for Matthew Boulton) (cf M.H.373; BHM 165). Softly struck on parts of the legend, even brown patina, nearly extremely fine and possibly unique.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 80 (lot 594) and L.R.Smith Collection (Spink Australia Sale 31, lot 1328 part f).
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