452, Lot: 904. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. CU Medal (35mm, 22.52 g, 12h). Coronation Issue. By B. Pistrucci. Dated 19 July 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. BHM 1070; Eimer 1146a. Brown surfaces, small spot of corrosion at base of neck, traces of pvc residue. EF.
From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection.