Triton XXI, Lot: 1543. Estimate $5000. Sold for $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AV Medal (35mm, 12h). Coronation. London mint. By B. Pistrucci. Dated 1821 (
in Roman numerals). GEORGIUS IIII D · G · BRITANNIARUM REX F · D ·, laureate head left / PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO · (
now in his own right with paternal spirit), George seated left on throne, being crowned by Victory to right; to left, Britannia, Hibernia, and Scotia standing right; in exergue in three lines, INAUGURATUS/DIE · JULII · XIX/ANNO · MDCCCXXI (
crowned on the 19th day of July). BHM 1070; Eimer 1146a. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64.
From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.