Coronation Medals

 

1727, Great Britain. IMITATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE II. Unsigned (After John Croker). AE 33.5mm. Eimer 511, MI II 479/5. $75. Sorry, SOLD

MI notes that the imitations of official medals were ill-executed; but rare on account of not being considered at the time worth preserving.

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SKU: 15782-JG

 

1727, Great Britain. MULE OF IMITATION OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDALS OF ANNE (Obverse) AND CAROLINE (Reverse). By Thomas Tibs (after John Croker). Bronze 24mm. Apparently unrecorded in MI. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15836-JG

 

1937, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE VI. By Percy Metcalfe. Silver 30mm. BHM 4314, Eimer 2045b, Wollaston 29. In its original cardboard box. $35. Sorry, SOLD (April 2021)

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SKU: JG15860-3A

 

1761, Great Britain. IMITATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE III. Unsigned (after Lorenz Natter). Silver-colored base metal 35mm. Cf. BHM 21-24. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15818-JG

 

1727, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE II. By John Croker. Silver 34mm. Variety. Varying in minor details, most notably there is a larger space before the final stop in the legend on the obverse and there is no stop after the date in the exergue. OBVERSE: Laureate, cuirassed bust facing left. LEGEND: GEORGIVS.II.D.G.MAG. BR.FR.ET.HIB.REX . (George II by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland. REVERSE: The king, seated on King Edward’s chair, holds the scepter and orb and is crowned by Britannia, holding a cornucopia and leaning on the fasces. LEGEND: VOLUNTES . PER . POPULOS . (By A Willing People). MI II 479/4, plate CXLVIII/4, Wollaston xi, Eimer 510. $300. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2022)

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SKU: 15825-JG

 

1727, Great Britain. IMITATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE II. By Thomas Tibs (After John Croker). Bronze 34.5mm. Eimer 511, MI II 479/5.$85. Sorry, SOLD

MI notes that the imitations of official medals were ill-executed; but rare on account of not being considered at the time worth preserving.

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SKU: 15785-JG

 

1727, Great Britain. IMITATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE II. Unsigned. Brass 24mm Eimer 513, MI I 480/7, Plate CXLVIII/10. $35. Sorry, SOLD

MI notes that the imitations of official medals were ill-executed; but rare on account of not being considered at the time worth preserving.

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SKU: 15790-JG

 

1761, Great Britain. IMITATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF CHARLOTTE. By Lorenz Natter. Bronze 33.5mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Queen Charlotte facing right. LEGEND: CHARLOTTA.D.G.M.BR.FR.ET.HIB.REGINA. (Charlotte, by the Grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland. REVERSE: Fame flying left and crowning the Queen, who stands facing with a globe and an altar to the right. LEGEND: QVAESITVM . MERITIS (Sought for her Merits [based on Horace]). Cf: BHM 66. Eimer 696, Wollaston 22. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15807-JG

 

1714, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE I. By John Croker. Silver 34mm. Obv: Laureate bust of George I facing right. Rev: Britainnia placing a crown on the king’s head. Variety with stops instead of colons in the obverse legend. Eimer 470, Fearon 165.5. MI II 423/8, plate CXXXIX/7, Wollaston x, Reported mintage of 1,200. $300. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2020)

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SKU: 15879-JG

 

1937, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE VI. By Percy Metcalfe. Silver 32mm. Matt finish. Obv: Crowned bust of George VI, left. Rev: Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II, left. BHM 4314, Eimer 2046, Wollaston 29, Fearon 388.1. Rare with a matt finish. $60. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2020)

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SKU: 15851-JG

 

1911, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE V. By Bertam MacKennel. Bronze 51mm. OBVERSE: Bust of George V, left. REVERSE: Bust of Queen Mary, left. BHM 4022, Eimer 1922, Fearon 362.1, Wollaston 28. 6,253 issued. A surprisingly scarce piece. Light handling. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15877-JG

 

1702, England. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF QUEEN ANNE. By John Croker. Silver 35mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Anne facing left. REVERSE: Pallas hurling thunder at a two-headed monster. LEGEND: VIDEM GERIT . ILLA . TONATIS. (She is the vice-regent of the thunderer). MI II 228/4, Cf. pl. CXV/4 (Variety with FR: Space between colon, after BR, and hair in legend on the obverse. Club on reverse touches second letter N). $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15826-JG

 

1702, England. IMITATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF ANNE. Unsigned (After John Croker). AE 25.5mm. Eimer 391, MI II 229/7. $60. Sorry, SOLD

MI notes that the imitations of official medals were ill-executed but rare on account of not being considered at the time worth preserving.

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SKU: 15783-JG

 

1727, Great Britain. GEORGE II AND CAROLINE. (Mule of the obverse of the official coronation medals). By John Croker. Silver 35mm. Apparently unrecorded. Cf: Eimer 510 & 518, MI II 479/4 & 8, Wollaston 12 & 14. $750. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15839-JG

 

1727, Great Britain. IMITATION OF THE OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE II. By Thomas Tibs (after John Croker). Bronze 35mm. MI II 479/5, plate. CXLVIII/6. $50. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2020).

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SKU: 15900-9S