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Auction: 1012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 1119

Society of Arts, gold prize medal by Thomas Wyon Jr., arts and commerce promoted, head of Isis left, signed t. wyon. jun. sc. below, rev. a wreath, socy insd london 1753 below, to mr benj. faulkner. mdcccxix around and for an original medal die in centre, 40mm., 41.31g. (Forrer VI, 646), the reverse scratched, edge knocks, very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 Among the medals by Benjamin Faulkner (fl. 1820-30) are Visit of George IV to Edinburgh 1822, Death of Lord Byron 1824, Surrender of Bhurtpoor 1826, and Death of Frederick Duke of York 1827.

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