The World's Columbian Exposition Commemoration Presentation Medal (1892-1894) awarded in 1896, 76mm diameter in bronze by Saint-Gaudens/Charles E. Barber, Obverse: Columbus making landfall in the Americas, to right: three male figures, one unfurling a banner, above them the symbolic Pillars of Hercules with three Spanish caravels and the inscription PLVS VLTRA, Reverse: A central tablet inscribed WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN COMMEMORATION.OF.THE FOUR-HUNDREDTH.ANNIVERSARY OF.THE.LANDING.OF.COLUMBUS . MDCCCXCII . MDCCCXCIII (presented to) JOHN LAING & SONS, the tablet flanked by flaming torches, below: The Santa Maria at full sail. Above: Two winged females hold symbolic attributes, a trumpet and laurel wreaths and a stylus and blank tablet, The dies and hubs were made at the US Mint, and struck by the Scoville Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. 206.46 grammes, UNC in the aluminium fitted travel case as issued
Death of the Duke of Cumberland 1765 38mm diameter in bronze, by J.v. Nost Obverse: Bust right armoured and draped, WILL . D . OF . CUMBERLAND, Reverse: A tomb, inscribed NAT XV: APRIL. MDCCXXI OB. XXXI OCTO.R MDCCLXV, flanked by Cupid, as Hercules, and a mournful Britannia, a scroll inscribed CULLODEN at her feet, BHM 91, Eimer 709, 19.41 grammes, GEF with traces of lustre
Battle of Culloden 1746 51mm diameter in silver by R.Yeo Eimer 604, Obverse: Bust right armoured GULIELMUS. GEOR. II R. FIL. DUX. CUMBRIAE. Reverse: Britannia seated left, is assisted by the Duke, as Hercules, who tramples upon Discord. Exergue: PERDVELLIB. EX. ANG. FVGAT. AD. CULLOD. DEBELLAT 16. APR 1746, 52.07 grammes, GVF with old grey tone and some small edge nicks
Joshua Reynolds , Art Union of London 1845 58mm diameter in bronze by A.J.Stothard Eimer 1399 Obverse bust left with REYNOLDS behind, palette and brushes below, Reverse:- Detail from Reynolds's painting 'The Infant Hercules' --T UNION OF LONDON (the A and R of ART appear to been lightly smoothed away VF
Battle of Culloden 1746 51mm diameter in silver by R.Yeo Eimer 604 Obverse: Bust right armoured GULIELMUS. GEOR. II R. FIL. DUX. CUMBRIAE. Reverse: Britannia seated left, is assisted by the Duke, as Hercules, who tramples upon Discord. Exergue: PERDVELLIB. EX.ANG. FVGAT. AD. CVLLOD. DEBELLAT. 16. APR. 1746 NEF with old grey toning, a few trivial contact marks barely detract
GB (8) and Europe (15) GB Queen Anne's Bounty 1704 Eimer 404 45mm diameter in silver GF, Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288b (cast) VF with some light tooling, Battle of Waterloo 1815 Eimer 1068 in silver, Fine, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897 25mm diameter in silver EF toned, Elizabeth I oval medal in silver (?) 48mm x 40mm, Obverse bust left, reverse coat of arms legend HONI SOIT Y MAL Y PENSE on both sides, with loop mount at top, British Colonization 1670 as Eimer 244 a cast copy in base metal, Good Fine, George IVCoronation and Visit to Hanover 1821 39mm diameter in bronze GF cleaned, Dassier Cast copies in base metal Cromwell (2) and Elizabeth I and another Cromwell cast example, Europe includes France Silver Jettons (4) 1750 City of Nemours 28.5mm diameter in silver, VF toned, undatedLouis XV 28.5mm diameter LATE CVNCTA PROFUNDIT (2) different bust types, NEF and GVF, Louis IV 1700 Hercules facing, 28.5mm in silver Good Fine, France Jetton undated Louis XVI 24mm diameter in brass (?) OMNIBVS NON SIBI reverse, EF, France Jetton in bronze 26.5mm diameter Reverse inscription in 7 lines Les Habitants de Lille ont bienmerite de la patrie de crete de la conv on nat le 12 Octobre 1792 EF, France Jeton Louis XVI France undated Obverse bust right, Reverse a rural scene VF, Abbe Suger 1820 41mm diameter in bronze by Dupaulis VF holed, Death of King Gustav Adolf II 1932 cat, EF, along with a further three pieces these worn and unattributed
Battle of Culloden 1746 51mm diameter in silver by R.Yeo Eimer 604 Obverse: Bust right armoured GULIELMUS. GEOR. II R. FIL. DUX. CUMBRIAE. Reverse: Britannia seated left, is assisted by the Duke, as Hercules, who tramples upon Discord. Exergue: PERDVELLIB. EX. ANG. FVGAT. AD. CULLOD. DEBELLAT 16. APR 1746 A/UNC with an attractive grey tone
France & Germany & Vatican (7), assorted bronze medals includes Geneva, Restoration of Peace 1738, cast, Maria Theresia 1745, Cardinal Hercules Consalvi (1722-1818), George Canning 1827, August Hermann Niemeyer, Pius IX 1854, Leipzig 1913. GVF.
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