Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1805, France. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MINT.? By Bertrand Andrieu. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A screw press, Clio stands on one side, while another female, holding a medal stands on the other side. Edge: CUIVRE with a pointing hand mint mark (used from 1845-1860). Bramsen 379, D?Essling 1050, Schwering -, Todd -, Zeitz -. Extremely fine. $75 Sorry, SOLD

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1805, France/Italy. THE CORONATION OF NAPOLEON AT MILAN. By Manfredini. AE 41mm. Obv: Head of Napoleon, wearing the Iron Crown, facing left. Rev: Five shields. Bramsen 422, Julius 1393, Schwering 973. Extremely fine. Sorry SOLD ?

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1880, Great Britain. CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS. By J.S. & A.B. Wyon. Silver 51mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled, draped bust of Victoria facing left. Rev: An open bible within a wreath. BHM 3085 RR, Eimer 1669. Attractively toned, extremely fine. $250 ?Sorry, SOLD ?

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1821, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE IV. By Pistrucci. Silver 35mm.Obv: Laureate bust of George IV, left. Rev: An allegorical coronation scene. BHM 1070, Eimer 1146, Wollaston xv. $500. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023)

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SKU: 9015-32057-5C

 

1815, France. CHARLES FERDINAND, DUKE OF BERRY. By Raymond Gayrard. AE 41mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, facing left. Rev: Inscription. D?Essling 2651, Collignon 54. Extremely fine, a choice example. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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1971, U.S.A. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, 1755-1804, Political philosopher. By Margaret C. Grigor. AE 76mm. Obv: Head of Alexander Hamilton facing three-quarters left. Rev: A standing figure of Alexander Hamilton with various objects and the outlines of states in the background. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. In a cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine.$60.? Sorry, SOLD

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1739, Great Britain/Panama. PORTOBELLO TAKEN. AE 38mm. Obv: A half figure of Admiral Vernon. Rev: Six ships entering Portobello Harbor. Cf MI II 535/107, Obv. Of plate? CLV/13 Rev? Fairly worn with some slight corrosion to the edge. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1862, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. By Pinches & Co. AE 42mm. Obv: Britannia, holding a flag, and attended by Commerce. Rev: View of the exhibition building. BHM 2739, Taylor 182r, Eidlitz 428., Allen SK-B200. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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1937, France. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF REN? DESCARTES. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Facing bust of Rene Descartes. REVERSE: A tree with three main branches and roots extending into the ground. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 381/F.$150. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2021) ———–
Pierre Turin (1891-1968) was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He was a prolific medalist, especially noted for his many pieces with a strong art deco style.

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SKU: J0259-15526-2S

 

1930, France/Netherlands. INTERNATIONAL AVIATION CONGRESS, LA HAYE. PRESENTATION MEDAL OF THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT. By C.J. van der Hoef. AE 50mm. Obv: Two birds in flight. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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1721, Sweden. TREATY OF NYSTAD. Unsigned. (By or after Hedlinger). AE 39mm. Obv: Cuirassed bust of Frederick II facing right. Rev: A figure of Peace leaning on a column and holding an olive branch and a cornucopia. A farmer plows in the background. Pax in Nummis -, Cf Felder 47. A slight spot in the hair on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine. $60. Sorry SOLD

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1938, South Africa. THE VOORTREKKER CENTENARY. By Begeer. AE 60mm. Obv: The Voortrekker Monument with a wall of wagons. Rev: A burning candlestick within a chain; the stylized head of an ox on either side. Smith 261. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD??

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Undated (circa 1836), France. THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE DE L?ETOILE COMPLETED. By Jean Pierre Montagny. AE 28mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A wreath. Cf. Bramsen 1959. Extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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1677, France. THE CAPTURE OF SAINT-OMER. By Jean Dollin. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A personification of Saint-Omer kneeling before Victory. Divo 163, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 163. “Sharp,” flat edge. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1809, France/Illyria. THE CONQUEST OF ILLYRIA.? By Bertrand Andrieu and Alexis Joseph Depaulis. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A cow suckling her calf. Bramsen 879, D?Essling 1249, Julius 2152, Schwering 1182, Todd p.19, Zeitz 105. A slight patch of discoloration in the obverse field to the right of the head, extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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