Catalogue
Henry Bessemer, engineer and inventor, in bronze (58mm) by Pinches (BHM 2954, Eimer 1630), obverse, Bessemer bust left, reverse, Bessemer converter for steel manufacture within an ornamental escutcheon, edge inscribed, 'Harry Richard Knight, Session 1918-19'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Shooting medals, includes Northumberland Rifle Association medal, (1921), in bronze (64mm), reverse inscribed, 'Freemen Of/Newcastle/Shield/1921.'; The Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs National League, (1930), in bronze and enamel (35.5x41mm), with suspension loop, reverse inscribed, 'Sixth/Division/1930.'; Surrey County Small Bore Rifle Assoc, (1955), in bronze and enamel (28mm), with suspension loop, reverse inscribed, '1955/Summer/Div. 18'; Hampshire Air Weapons, 1983, in bronze (36x49mm), with brooch bar and small clasp, unnamed; National Small-Bore Rifle Association, Cardiff, (1984), in white metal (40mm), with suspension ring, ribbon and brooch bar marked, 'N.S.R.A. and ribbon clasp for 1984. Very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Military sporting medals, includes No.2 Con. Depot B.E.F., undated, in bronze (50mm), unnamed; Royal Military Academy,(1922), in bronze (45mm), reverse inscribed, 'R.A.F. (Cranwell) v R.M.A./1922/Athletic Sports/2 Miles/Second'; R.N. & R.M. Devonport, (1935), in bronze (38.5mm), reverse inscribed, '1935./Plunge./3rd'; 62 Group Pioneer Corps, 1945, in silvered bronze (49mm), unnamed (2); Inter-Services Swimming Championships, (1956), in bronze (39mm), reverse inscribed, '1956/100 Yards/Free Style/Third'; ASU, (1956), in bronze (38mm), reverse inscribed, 'Army Swimming Championships 1956/220 Yards Free Style Third'; also France, Ministry of War Shooting Prize, undated, in bronze (50mm), with pierced hole at top edge for suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Rene Thieffry'. Fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
London College of Music, award medal in bronze (32.5mm), maker J.A.Restall, with suspension loop, reverse inscribed, 'Olive/N.Evans/For Elocution/Interm/Section./April-1928'; The Yorkshire Society For The Jubilee Show of Stock Poultry Roots, undated, in silver (39mm). Some small edge nicks on first and some hairlines on both, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Collection of prize and commemorative medals, 32 to 51mm, including Philatelic Prize medal, South Australia 1928, in silver (51mm); Royal Horticultural Prize medal, in silver (45mm); Cambridge University Prize medal for Athletics, in bronze (51mm); Eton College Attendance medal; Shooting Prize medals; a Mexican silver peso 1898-1909 with design cut out; modern copies of early medals including Charles II 1670, Indian Chief medal, USA Stony Point taken 1779, others. Mostly extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Royal Agricultural Society of England, Assistant Steward badge, 1935, in gilt blocked green leather affixed to brass plate (46x63mm), with suspension lug; Royal Counties Agricult. Society Guildford, Chairman Local Committee badge, 1912, in gilt blocked maroon leather affixed to leather covered brass plate (45mm), with suspension lug; Church of England Men's Society (CEMS) membership badge in form of a bronze cross (29x30mm), with suspension loop; also an identical designed lapel badge in bronze (13mm); Wedding of Prince of Wales to Princess Alexanda, 1863, in white metal (31mm), holed for suspension; University of Bristol Faculty of Medicine, Child Health & Paediatrics medal, undated, in bronze (33mm), unnamed; other modern commemoratives for Scotland, Paddle Steamer Waverley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Euro Share '86; also a brass tag (32mm), holed for suspension, inscribed on one side, 'Thor', and on the other side, '62./Knightsbridge/Crest/Staines/Middx'. The last with some oxidation, otherwise fine - good very fine. (11)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Edward VIII, Proposed Coronation 1937, in silvered bronze (57mm), by Preston (BHM 4286); and a collection of medalets for the Coronation and Abdication (22 to 37mm), some with ribbons. Mostly extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
The Campbell Orr Challenge Shield, medal in silver (29mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1947 by V&S (Vaughton & Sons), with suspension loop, obverse, gold plated and fitted in the centre is the coat of arms of Birmingham with enamel highlights, reverse, wreath and inside is inscribed, '1948-49/Winners/B.&D.W.A.F.A./L.A. Yates'. Some scuffing on reverse, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Masonic Hospital Permanent Steward's jewel, reverse inscribed, 'W.Bro. W.G.Metherell/No.7672', pin missing from ribbon brooch bar; Surrey Lodge neck jewel for Historian (Deputy); Past Worshipful Master apron ornament; Royal Masonic Institution for Girls Steward jewel 1952; unnamed Masonic Jubilee jewel 1928-1978; Lancashire I.O.F. Benevolent Fund jewel with L.B.F. Jewel brooch bar, reverse inscribed, 'Comp./M.Evans.'; also USA badge for Conference of Grand Masters of North America, February 21, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii; Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Texas enamelled medal for Commandery No.1 San Felipe de Austin 150th Anniversary, 1835-1985. Good very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
Passed in
The Churchill Centenary Medals, Trustees Presentation Edition, 1974, set of twenty four gilded silver medals (each 25.8g, 38mm, total weight 619g) by John Pinches, London, collection number 1841. In a custom made presentation case, five medals with tone spots, otherwise extremely fine - uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Hallmark gold plated silver medallic stamp replicas of The Empire Collection, twenty four (one missing from a set of twenty five) in plush lockable case (no key) and certificates. Toned, uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Royal Wedding, HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 1981, in silver and bronze (57mm) by M.Rizzello for Spink & Son. In cases of issue, with certificates, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
A small group of electrotype medals, individual obverses and reverses, Earl of Essex, reward for troops in Parliamentary Forces; Siege and Capture of Seringapatam, 1799, gilded; Sultan's medal for Egypt, 1801; Brunswick medals for Waterloo, 1815; Burma medal, 1824-26, gilded; together with standard historical medals, Australia, Centenary of South Australia, 1936, in bronze (C.1936/1); Great Britain, Carthagena Taken, 1741, in bronze; Battle of Jutland, 1916, in white metal (45mm); India, WWII recruitment badge, overseas service. Very good - extremely fine. (14 items)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), electrum twenty five (25) litrai, (3.46 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo with long flowing hair, star behind, dotted border, rev. **SURAK SION* around, tripod lebes with legs ending in lion's feet, dotted border, (S.957, Jenkins 'Electrum Coinage of Syracuse' Essays Robinson, Group C (Pl.15, obv. die 30, rev. die 47), SNG ANS 630, SNG Lockett 994). Struck slightly off centre on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,600
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.19 g), Istrus mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side, to right **BASILEWS* to left **LUSIMACOU*, **DI below arm, **IS on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.285). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
Lydia, uncertain king, (issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C.), electrum trite or third stater, (4.69 g) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at Sardis, obv. head of roaring lion to right, knob with four rays on forehead, rev. double incuse punch, (S.3398, BMC 7 [p.2], Weidauer 66). Clear wart, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,000
Lydia, uncertain king, (issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C.), electrum trite or third stater, (4.65 g) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at Sardis, obv. head of roaring lion to right, knob with three rays on forehead [off flan], rev. double incuse punch, (S.3398, BMC 7 [p.2], Weidauer [Essays to Robinson] Class XVI, Weber 5710, SNG Cop. 449-451, ACNAC Rosen 231, ACNAC Dewing 2421-3, Boston 1768). Good fine with several interesting countermarks and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,400
Lydia, uncertain king, (issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.30 g) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at Sardis, obv. head of roaring lion to right, rev. double incuse punch, (S.3400, Boston Museum 1769, cf.BMC 16 [p.3], Weidauer Typos I Nos. 76-78, Bellinger [Essays to Robinson] Gordion Hoard No.1104, Class XVI, SNG Cop. 452, Linzalone 1089 [p.194], ACNAC Rosen -, ACNAC Dewing -). Nearly very fine/extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Lesbos, Mytilene, (c.412-378 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater (2.49 g), obv. helmeted head of Ares to right, rev. helmeted head of Amazon to right within linear border within incuse square, (cf.S.4250, Bodenstedt 65, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Copenhagen 320, HGC 6, 991). Very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $460
Lesbos, Mytilene, (c.412-378 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater (2.56 g), obv. helmeted head of Ares to right, rev. helmeted head of Amazon to right within linear border within incuse square, (cf.S.4250, Bodenstedt 65, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Copenhagen 320, HGC 6, 991). Area of flat striking on reverse, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Lesbos, Mytilene, (c.412-378 B.C.), electrum hekte (2.55 g), obv. diademed head of Io right, rev. wreathed head of Dionysos right within linear square, (cf.S.4249/4250, Bodenstedt 77, BMC 74, SNG Cop 326). Toned, very fine or better and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Ionia, uncertain, (c.600-550 B.C.), electrum twenty-fourth stater (0.70 g) of the Milesian standard, obv. head of lion right, in linear form, rev. incuse square punch, (cf.S.3465, Weidauer 122-3, Traite -, SNG Kayhan 708-10, Elektron I 30-2). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Ionia, Phokaia, (c.387-322 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.57 g), issued in 327 B.C. [Bodenstedt dating], obv. Athena helmeted head to left, with serpent emblazoned on helmet, rev. quadripartite incuse punch, (cf.S.4530, Bodenstedt 111, Boston 1913, SNG Cop. 1030, SNG Berry 1086). Good very fine, and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Persia - Lydia, Achaemenid Empire, Persian Imperial Coinage (c.485-420 B.C.), struck in period of Darios I - Xerxes I, gold daric, (8.31 g), obv. bearded archer (king?) running to the right with transverse spear over shoulder, and bow in right hand, rev. oblong punch, (S.4679, Carradice type IIIb (early), Group A/B, nos.27, Pl.XIII, BMC Arabia Pl.XXIV, 26, SNG Cop. 274). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,800
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.350-320 B.C.), gold stater, (9.35 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and necklace, dotted border, rev. free horse standing to right, single exergue line below, three dots before, dotted border, (cf.S.6446 Jenkins & Lewis Group IIIf cf.No.30-31 [similar dies, p.82, Pl.2], SNG Lockett 1049). Off centred both sides, double struck on the reverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,500
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.300 B.C.), electrum stater, (7.51 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and necklace, dotted border, rev. free horse standing to right, single exergue line below, dot below line, dotted border, (S.6459, Jenkins 257). Has been mounted and tooled on reverse field otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,300
Gordian III (AD 238-244), gold aureus (4.92 g), Rome mint, issued March-May AD 240, obv. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right, rev. LIBERALITAS AVG II, Liberalitas standing left, holding coin scoop and double cornucopiae, (S.8573, RIC 42, Calico 3205, C.129). A few light scratches before face, otherwise good very fine, well centred and possessing a sensitive portrait.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,100
Valentinian I (A.D. 364-375), gold solidus, Antioch mint, issued 364-367, 4th Officina, obv. pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Valentinian I around DN VALENTINI ANVS PF AVG, rev. Valentinian standing facing head to right, holding standard with + symbol and Victory, RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE around, Christogram to left, ANT**D* in exergue, (S.19267, RIC 2b, C.28). Ancient graffiti in reverse field, otherwise good fine - nearly very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Valentinian I (A.D. 364-375), gold solidus in a modern gold mount, Antioch mint, issued 364-367, (6.09 g), Officina **G*, obv. pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Valentinian I around DN VALENTINI ANVS PF AVG, rev. Valentinian standing facing head to right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE around, ANT**G* in exergue, (S.19267, RIC 2a xxxviii.3, C.28). Has been bent and straightened, surface marks from wear, nearly very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $340
Valens, (A.D. 364-378), gold solidus, Antioch mint, issued 366, 7th Officina, (4.30 g), obv. pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Valens around DN VALENS PER F AVG, rev. Valens standing facing head to right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE around, ANTZ (dot) in exergue, (S.19566, RIC 2c xiii, C.32). Light graffiti in reverse field, some hoard discolouration, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $650