438, Lot: 718. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. Æ Coronation Medal (34mm, 12h). Official Coronation issue. Tower (London) mint. Obverse die by John Croker. Dated 1714. GEORGIVS · D : G · MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REX ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; · I · C · on truncation of arm / George I, wearing royal regalia and right foot on cushion, enthroned right, being blessed by Britanniastanding left, holding spear and shield decorated with King’s Colours, and touching the king’s crown with her right hand; INAVGVRAT · XX · OCT ·/MDCCXIIII · in two lines in exergue. MI 424/9; Wollaston 11; ; Eimer 470. In NGC encapsulation, 3504375-012, graded MEDAL MS 63 BN.
From the Gasvoda Collection.