Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 762
Selection of Commemorative Medals (14) | Coronation of George II and Queen Caroline, Official AR Medal, 11 October 1727, by John Croker for the Royal Mint, GEORGIVS • II • D • G • MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • laureate and armoured bust left, rev. VOLENTES • PER • POPULOS • the King enthroned is crowned by Britannia, CORON. XI. OCTOB. MDCCXXVII. in exergue in two lines, edge plain, 35mm, 26.37g (Eimer 510; MI ii 479/4,16.37g, pierced and contact marked, richly toned, bolder fine, better in parts; Carlisle Recaptured, AE Pinchback Medal, draped bust right, rev. Cumberland as Roman warrior attacking Hydra of rebellion, plain edge, (Woolf 52:3; MI II, 605/261), 36mm, 14.39g, good very fine; Sentimental Magazine AE Medallets (3), including, George III, 1773, by J. Kirk, a Prize Award to Past Contributor, draped bust right, rev. legend in 5 lines, plain edge, 25mm, 5.40g (BHM 167), once cleaned, very fine; another, Queen Charlotte, 1773, draped bust left, rev. legend in 5 lines, plain edge, 25mm, 5.56g (BHM 168), cleaned, very fine; another, Duke of Gloucester, 1773, plain edge, 25mm, 5.39g (BHM 169), cleaned very fine; Grand National: Golden Jubilee of George III, WM Medallet, 1809, crowned sword and sceptre in saltire, rev. inscription in 7 lines, plain edge, 4.16g, 25mm, about extremely fine; Death of George III, AE Medal, c.1820, draped bust left, rev. inscription within wreath, plain edge, 33mm, 6.65g, cleaned and bent, bold fine; Death of Duke of York, AE Medallet, 1827, by Ingram, draped bust left, rev. urn on plinth, plain edge, 24mm, 4.90g, extremely fine; Death of Princess Charlotte, AE Medallet [1/10th Decem], 1817, draped bust left, rev. ONE 1/10 DECEM within Garter star, milled edge, 2.65g 20mm, pierced, about very fine; Victoria, To Hanover, AE Medallet, 1849, head left, rev. horse riding right, milled edge, 3.84g, 22mm, about very fine; another, 1854, as before, milled edge, 22mm, 2.46g, cleaned, about very fine; Model Half-Sovereign, AE Medallet, 1851, head left, rev. Prince of Wales plumes, milled edge, 1.85g, 19mm, cleaned, bolder fine; Vittoria, AE Medallet, 1813, view of battle, rev. inscription, plain edge, 0.51g, 10mm, very fine; Diamond Jubilee of Victoria, Official 'small' AR Medal, 1897, by G. W. de Saulles after T. Brock for the Royal Mint, VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLADVIT XX, draped and diademed bust left, rev. LONGITVDO SIERVM ET IN SINISTRA EIVS GLORIA, young head left, dividing inscription, 1837 below, edge plain, 9.74g, 25mm, (Eimer 1817; BHM 3506), pleasing toned, much as struck (14)
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The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)
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