Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 51mm diameter in silver, by G. Bower, Obverse: Bust facing right wearing a cap and clerically robed GVIL.SNCROFT.ARCHIEPISC.CANTAVR.1688. Reverse: Seven medallions containing busts, clerically robed, of William Lloyd, Francis Turner, John Lake, Henry Compton, Thomas Ken, Thomas White, and Sir John Trelawney, a field of stars, Lettered Edge: SI FRACTUS ILLABATUR ORBIS IMPAUIDOS FERIENT RUINAE, 54.04 grammes, MI i 622/37, Eimer 288a, VF or better, Note : William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury refused to read James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence' exempting Catholics and dissenters from penal statutes. The bishops were committed to the Tower for opposing the edicts of James II
Medals (4) Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807 36mm diameter in bronze by G.F.Pidgeon and J. Philip, Eimer 984a Obverse: Two men stand facing each other, with hands clasped: beyond: five people dancing around a tree, WE ARE ALL BRETHREN, In Exergue: SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED BY GREAT BRITAIN 1807. Reverse: Arabic inscription (= sales of slaves prohibited in 1807, Christian era, in the reign of George III, Verily we are all brothers), 15.98 grammes, VG, also listed as a Sierra Leone Penny Token 1807 KM#Tn1.1 (issued 1814), Catholic School Committee medal 47mm diameter in bronze by T.Leighton, Birmingham (1888-1901) Obverse: Seven figures - a standing full-length Madonna and Child, surrounded by kneeling mothers and children, MATER ADMIRABILIS MONSTRA TE ESSE MATREM, Reverse: REWARD FOR GOOD CONDUCT AND ADVANCE FROM THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMITTEE in 7 lines, 46.45 grammes, NVF, Queen VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 1897 51mm diameter in white metal by F.Bowcher, for Spink & Son, London, Obverse: Crowned, Laureate and Veiled draped bust of the Queen, left, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT : REGINA : F:D: IND : IMP : IN . COMMEM . AN . REG . SEXAGESMI MDCCCXCVII, Reverse: Royal Coat of Ams within a circle of shields inscribed with the names of the members of the Royal Family, THE ROYAL FAMILY BHM 3512, 38.81 grammes, VF/GVF with scratches on the obverse, holed at the top , Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Souvenir medal undated (1953) - The National Playing Fields Association 35mm diameter in aluminium NEF with some scratches
Pope Saint Gregory I The Great (590-604) award medal of the Society of St. Gregory undated (c.1880) by J.S. and A.B. Wyon. Obverse: Bust right SANCTGVS . GREGORIVS . MAGNVS . PONT . MAX., Reverse: OPTIME . MERITO . OB . VIRTVTEM . DILIGENTIAM . DOCTRINAM . ALVMNO NOMISMA . HONORARIVM DIVTVRNVM . CARITATIS . DOCVMENTVM . DONAVIT Sti. GREGORII SOCIETAS in 9 lines, VF. The present day Socciety of St. Gregory is the National Society for Litugy and Music in the Roman Catholicchurch in Britain
Death of George IV 1830 40mm diameter in White Metal by E.Thomason after J. Dassier and by J. Marrian, Obverse: Bust right laureate and draped, GEORGIUS III D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX: F:D:, Reverse: BORN 1762 . CROWNED 1821 . DIED 1830. 1821 THE KING / VISITED IRELAND. / 1821. THE KING / VISITED HANOVER / 1822 THE KING / VISITED SCOTLAND. / 1828 THE CORPORATION / & TEST ACT REPEALED / 1829 THE CATHOLICS / EMANCIPATED. BHM 1437 Medal 36, (From the Kings and Queens of England set) 29.38 grammes, A/UNC lustrous and prooflike, some deeper hairlines in the obverse field have caused a small depression in this area
Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288b (cast, 50mm diameter with plain edge) Obverse: Bust facing right wearing a cap and clerically robed GVIL.SNCROFT.ARCHIEPISC.CANTAVR.1688. Reverse: Seven medallions containing busts, clerically robed, of William Lloyd, Francis Turner, John Lake, Henry Compton, Thomas Ken, Thomas White, and Sir John Trelawney, a field of stars, 18.12 grammes VF, tooled in the fields, Note : William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury refused to read James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence' exempting Catholics and dissenters from penal statutes. The bishops were committed to the Tower for opposing the edicts of James II
Italy - Tuscany, Order of St. Joseph, Knight's Star in gold and enamel, 58mm x 38mm , gross weight 13.77 grammes, a six-armed cross, with ball finials with red-enamelled gold rays between each quadrant. Obverse: A figure of St. Joseph with UBIQUE SIMILITUS in a red enamelled border, Reverse: withy the inscription S J F 1807, NEF with some of the red enamel missing from the top of the medal below the crown suspension. The Order of Saint Joseph was instituted in 1807 by Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, (during his reign as Grand Duke of Wurzburg) and transformed in 1817 into a Tuscan Roman Catholic Dynastic Order. It is awarded for services towards Tuscan culture and civilisation and to the Grand Ducal Houses as a whole. The order was originally divided into civil and military categories, although these are now defunct. It is now divided into three levels: Knight's Grand Cross (30 members), Commander (60 members) and Knights (150 members). Sovereigns, Heads of State, and Princes of the Grand Ducal House and other Royal Houses, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church and Tuscan Metropolitan Archbishops were excluded form the count. All members had to be Catholics and the number of women could not exceed fifty (excluding Princesses of the Grand Ducal and other Royal Houses, wives of Heads of State and Dames of the Order of Saint Stephen).
Masonic (2) Silver enamelled badges (2) Benevolent Institution 1921 and Institution for Boys 1923, in five different colours, both hallmarked, Religious Medals (7) Catholic and Christian (3 in silver) includes two 17mm diameter each with the Lord's Prayer on the reverse, Fine to GVF
Dassier's Kings and Queens of England - James II 1633-1701 Eimer 526 (minted 1731) 40mm diameter in bronze by J.Dassier. Obverse Bust left draped, IACOBUS.II.D.G.MAG. BR.FR.ET.HIB REX. Reverse: A Tomb with the seated figure of Religion upon it, holds a chalice with a host, amid various ornaments of Roman Catholicism: a cross, a crucifix on a chain and a Papal Tiara with the keys of St. Peter ,NAT. 13 OCT. 1633 CORONAT. 23 APR 1685 MORT. 5 SEPT. 1701. GVF. Note: James died in exile in Saint-Germain, the last Stuart monarch in the direct male line, with Queen Anne being the last Stuart monarch
Medals the majority in White Metal 19th and 20th Century (26) includes Coronation and Royal Wedding types, many pierced, in mixed grades to EF, Catholic School Good Conduct Medal 47mm diameter in bronze by Thomas Leighton of Birmingham EF, Edinburgh University Prize medal undated and uninscribed 52mm diameter in bronze GEF, along with Luxembourg 25 Centimes 1927 Fine with a stain on the reverse, and Germany 5 Pfennigs 1889F Fine
GB and World cased items, Tristan da CunhaFive Pounds 2016 Anglia Victories 50 grammes SilverProof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, GB One Pound 2016 The Last Round Pound Silver Proof nFDC in the box of issue with certificate, USA a 5-coin set Dollars (3) 1878S Fine, 1896 GVF and 1921S Morgan Good Fine, and Half Dollars (2) 1944 Fine, 1946 Fine, as part of a large group of promoters material mostly in base metal, includes an eclectic mix of subjects such as World War I, the Royal Air Force, the Tudors, British Banknotes, Horse Racing - Racing Legends, Catholicism and the Vatican, and Queen Elizabeth II in mixed grades with the majority UNC, many boxed some with certificates (total lot includes 68 coins)
Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288a (Struck) Obverse: Bust facing right wearing a cap and clerically robed GVIL.SANCROFT.ARCHIEPISC.CANTAVR.1688. Reverse Seven medallions containing busts, clerically robed, of William Lloyd, Francis Turner, John Lake, Henry Compton, Thomas Ken, Thomas White, and Sir John Trelawney, a field of stars, edge: SI FRACTUS ILLABATUR ORBIS IMPAUIDOS FERIENT RUINAE. GVF toned. Cataloguers Note : William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury refused to read James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence' exempting Catholics and dissenters from penal statutes. The bishops were committed to the Tower for opposing the edicts of James II
Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1558 51mm diameter in silver, cast, by G.v.Bijlaer, Eimer 56b, Obverse: Philip II of Spain and Catholic heads of the church and state, blindfolded and seated in discussion, their feet on a spiked floor, O. COECAS. HOMINVM. MENTES. O. PECTORA. COECA above, DVRVM. EST. CONTRA. STIMVLOS. CALCITRARE. Reverse: A fleet of ships, some of which are capsizing, .VENI. VIDE. VIVE. 1588 above, TV. DEVS. MAGNVS. ET. MAGNA. FACIS. TV. SOLVS. DEVS. NEF
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (January 17, 1850 – April 18, 1930) spectacular 8 ounces gold medal 1906, Arcoverde was the first Cardinal to be born in Latin America. He was known as "Cardeal Arcoverde". Only three of these medals were struck one for The Pope in The Vatican, one for Cardinal Arcoverde and this one which was given to President Rodrigues Alves President of Brazil 1902 -1906. Choice MS65 graded and encapsulated by NGC and attributed by them with the provenance of Alves. So exceptionally rare and desirable in many respects the Papal and Catholic significance, the Latin American significance the spectacular size (8 oz gold) and design, and thought to be the only one available to commerce so unique to the general collectors market. Ex Heritage April 2015 Lot 29441 realised $17,037.50
Shillings Charles I (2) Group F S.2799 mintmark Triangle in Circle, Bold Fine the obverse double struck, Group D, type 3a, no inner circles, S.2791 mintmark Tun VG/Fine, Cut Farthings (3) VG to Near Fine, Cut Halfpennies (2) VG a fragmented SilverPenny, worn, France 1/12 Denier 1593 Catholic League struck in billon, Poor
Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288b (cast, 49mm diameter with plain edge) Obverse: Bust facing right wearing a cap and clerically robed GVIL.SNCROFT.ARCHIEPISC.CANTAVR.1688. Reverse Seven medallions containing busts, clerically robed, of William Lloyd, Francis Turner, John Lake, Henry Compton, Thomas Ken, Thomas White, and Sir John Trelawney, a field of stars, NEF, scratched and lightly tooled in the fields, Cataloguers Note : William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury refused to read James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence' exempting Catholics and dissenters from penal statutes. The bishops were committed to the Tower for opposing the edicts of James II
Religion related medals (20) includes Baptist Union 20th Century Fund, w/m., Church Missionary Society Centenary 1899, w/m., Catholic Emancipation Centenary of Cardiff, bronze, Myers Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter, publication of First English Bible 1535-1835 w/m. (2), English Bible Tercentenary 1835, w/m., London Missionary Society Centenary 1895, bronze; Robert Raikes Sunday School medals (9), Sunday School Centenary, Wales 1885, w/m., Wesleyan Methodist medals (3). Generally VF. (20).
Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288a (Struck) Obverse: Bust facing right wearing a cap and clerically robed GVIL.SANCROFT.ARCHIEPISC.CANTAVR.1688. Reverse Seven medallions containing busts, clerically robed, of William Lloyd, Francis Turner, John Lake, Henry Compton, Thomas Ken, Thomas White, and Sir John Trelawney, a field of stars, edge: SI FRACTUS ILLABATUR ORBIS IMPAUIDOS FERIENT RUINAE. EF with grey toning and some edge nicks, Cataloguers Note : William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury refused to read James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence' exempting Catholics and dissenters from penal statutes. The bishops were committed to the Tower for opposing the edicts of James II
Halfcrown 1942, Florin 1906, Shillings (2) 1936, 1944E, Groats (3, these all holed) 1836, 1843, 1854, Threepences (3) 1835, 1905, 1936, Threehalfpence 1862, Isle of Man Penny 1813, in mixed grades with some EF, Medal, Erasmus of Rotterdam a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian bronze 49mm UNC, Roman Bronze unattributed, About Fine, Egypt Pound 1982 EF
Austria (21) 500 Schillings 1983 KM#2963 Catholic Day, Visit of Pope John Paul II Lustrous UNC, 100 Schillings (5) 1975 50th Anniversary of the Schilling KM#2925 About UNC, 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics KM#2926 UNC, 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics KM#2928 UNC with some green spots, 1976 200 Years of the Burgtheater UNC with some toning, 1976 200 Years of the Burgtheater Proof nFDC, 50 Schillings (10) 1968 50th Anniversary of the Republic UNC, 1969 450th Anniversary of the Death of Maximillian Proof nFDC, 1970 300th Anniversary of Innsbruck University UNC, 1970 100th Anniversary of the birth of Karl Renner Proof nFDC, 1972 350th Anniversary of Salzburg University UNC, 1973 100th Anniversary of the birth of Dr.Theodor Korner, 1973 500th Anniversary of the Bummerlhaus Proof FDC, 1974 Vienna International Flower Show UNC, 1974 1200th Anniversary of Salzburg Cathedral Proof FDC, 1974 50th Anniversary of Austrian Broadcasting Proof nFDC, 5 Schillings (3) 1934 UNC, 1935 EF, 1936 UNC, 5 Corona 1908 GVF, 1909 GVF
Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288b Obverse: Bust facing right wearing a cap and clerically robed GVIL.SNCROFT.ARCHIEPISC.CANTAVR.1688. Reverse Seven medallions containing busts, clerically robed, of William Lloyd, Francis Turner, John Lake, Henry Compton, Thomas Ken, Thomas White, and Sir John Trelawney, a field of stars, edge: Plain. Very Fine. Cataloguers Note : William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury refused to read James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence' exempting Catholics and dissenters from penal statutes. The bishops were committed to the Tower for opposing the edicts of James II
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