Electronic Auction 395
Date: 2017-04-12 00:00:00
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FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III, with Queen Victoria. 1852-1870. Æ Medal (45mm, 50.26 g, 12h). Visit of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. By Stern. Dated 6 May 1866. Jugate busts of Eugénie, crowned, and Napoléon, laureate / VOYAGE DE LEURS MAJESTES IMPERIALES, AUXERRE/ 6 MAI/ 1866 over small bee; all within wreath. Collignon –. Choice EF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Maison Platt, 1963.
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GERMANY, Nürnberg (Stadt). Wenzel Janmitzer, goldsmith and printmaker. 1507/1508-1585. Æ Medal (32.5mm, 11.55 g, 12h). Celebrating his 77th Birthday. By Valentin Maler. Dated 1584. WENTZL IAMNITZER ÆTA : 77, bust right, wearing ruff; 1584 below / STERBEN IST MEIN GEWIN IST MEIN LEBEN, Spes standing facing on rock, resting had on anchor, gazing upward to name of Christ in rays; anchor at feet. Cf. Hirsch 294, lot 3980. Good VF. Apparently illustrated in the 28 February 1978 issue of World Coins News, p. 9.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Peter Hamilton, February 1978.
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GERMANY, Sachsen-Ernestinische Linie (Kurfürstentum und Herzogtum). Johann Friedrich I der Großmütige (the Magnanimous). 1532-1547. Cast AR Medal (46mm, 24.97 g, 2h). Celebrating his 34th Birthday. After Hans Reinach. Dated 1535 (in Roman numerals, though a later cast). IOANNS FRIDERICVS ELECTOR DVX SAXONIE FIERI FECIT ETATIS SVÆ 32, mantled bust facing slightly right, holding shield and sword over shoulder; 34 in right field / SPES MEA IN DEO EST ANNO NOSTRI SALVATORIS M D X X X V, coat-of-arms surmounted by three elaborately plumed helmets. Cf. Kress 605 (for original). VF, some roughness. With attached contemporary loupe.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from World Art Medals.Apparently a later copy of the 1535 medal, issued to celebrate the elector's 32nd birthday, with the number 34 added, for his birthday celebration two years later.
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GERMANY(?). Cast AR Medal (34mm, 9.95 g, 6h). Satirical Anti-Catholic issue. Cast late 16th century. ECCLESIA PERVERSA TENET FACIEO DIABOLI, head of Pope left, wearing Papal tiara, inverting to head of Satan right, with sow's ear and horn / STVLTI ALIQVANDO SAPIENTES, head of a Cardinal left, wearing gallero, inverting to head of a jester right, wearing fool's cap. Mitchiner, Jetons 3026. VF, toned.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex J. Henri Ripstra Collection (William O. Coats Auction, 14 February 1975), lot 1746.
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GERMANY, Kaiserreich. Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. Æ Medal (60mm, 80.5 g, 12h). Visit to England and the Naval Review at Spithead. By L.C. Lauer. Dated August 1889. THE GERMAN EMPEROR WILHELM II VISITS ENGLAND AUGUST 1889, uniformed bust left / Fleet review; above, bust if Queen Victoria left within wreathed medallion, ribbons reading VICTORIA REGINA 1889. Eimer 1750; BHM 3368. EF, cabinet friction on high points.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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GERMANY, Kaiserreich. temp. Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. Iron Medal (55mm, 40.25 g, 12h). The Sinking of the S. S. Lusitania. By K. Goetz. Dated 7 May 1915. KEINE BANN WARE! (no contraband!), the Lusitania sinking in heavy seas; in five lines in exergue, DER GROSSDAMPFER/=LUSITANIA=/DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES/TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT/5 MAY 1915 (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine) / GESCHAFT UBER ALLES (business above all), skeleton (as Death) standing left within ticket booth marked CUNA[RD]/LINIE and CUNARD (the Cunard Line, owners of the ship) above and to right, and FAHRKARTEN/AUSGABE (ticket office) below; to left, queue of passangers, one of whom reads a newspaper with the headline U/BOO[T]/GEFAH[R] (U-Boat danger). Burns, Commemoration 3b2; Eimer 1941A var. (date); Kienast 156. EF, dark gray surfaces. Rare second issue, with corrected date.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Amsterdam, September 1965.Entering passenger service with the Cunard Line in 1907, the Lusitania continued the line's heavily-traveled service between Liverpool and New York City. After the outbreak of World War I, however, relations between Great Britain and Germany diminished, as the two became enemies within the conflict. This lead to Germany's declaration of submarine warfare upon the British Isles and a 'no-sail zone' for any vessel flying the British flag. On 7 May 1915, the Lusitania was identified by a German U-Boat, torpedoed, and sank in 18 minutes, killing over 60% of the passengers. The vessel went down 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, and instantly became an iconic symbol for American involvement into the now global conflict.Satirical German medallist Karl Goetz made the original medal concerning this event, but widespread attention from the British audience demanded a further supply of the medal, resulting in a copy such as this example. Though grim and gruesome from a British (and to a smaller degree, American) perspective, these medals were popular and desired for the memory of the liner and her ill-fated passengers. The copies were produced with the proceeds benefitting various charities.
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GIBRALTAR. Æ Medal (38mm, 25.66 g, 12h). Command Sports Club – Prize Medal. COMMAND SPORTS CLUB, castle with three towers; above, banner reading GIBRALTAR; below, key and banner reading MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE / Wreath. EF, underlying red, flan flaw on edge. Not presented.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Claude Martin, Major General. 1735-1800. Æ Medal (34mm, 13.53 g, 6h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. By A. McKenzie. Dated AH 1211 (AD 1796). LABORE • ET • CONSTANTIA, uniformed bust right / Legend in Urdu citing General Martin; date above. Puddester 796.2; BHM 424. Good VF, brown surfaces, some scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Almanzar's (18 November 1980), lot 661.
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IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah. AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. Æ Medal (76.5mm, 249.0 g, 12h). Visit to London. London mint. By A.B. Wyon. Dated 20 June 1873. NASSER - ED - DEEN SHAH of PERSIA, bust left, wearing cap with aigrette / Londonia standing facing, holding scroll inscribed 20TH/ JUNE/ 1873, between coats-of-arms of Persia and London; in background, St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower of London. BHM 2951; Eimer 1623. Near EF, brown surfaces, some hairlines and spotting.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). 1581-1795. AR Medal (28mm, 6.70 g, 12h). Celebration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 's-Hertogenbosch. By J.C. Marmé. Dated 1748 (in Roman numerals). MINACIA MARTIS, Mars advancing left on city, holding firebarnd and sword; SPQS in exergue / MITESCUNT TEMPORA PACE, Pax standing facing, holding olive branch and cornucopia; coat-of-arms to left; in exergue, MDCXLVIII/ MARME FEC. MI 649/349; van Loon supp. p. 269; Pax 557. EF, toned.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Hedley Betts.
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POLAND, Monarchy. Henryk Walezy (de Valois). 1573-1574. Silvered Æ Medal (29mm, 9.82 g, 12h). Election as King of Poland. Paris mint. By Olivier Aubin?. Struck 1573, though a later cast or electrotype copy (by Robert Ready?). HENRICVS D G POLONIÆ REX INVIC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing ruff / + EXTERNO PORTAT SVA LVMINA MONDO, sun rising over sea with two fishing boats; village to left. Edge: stamped R R. Ewa Kociszewska, "The Sun King in the Realm of Eternal Winter: The Unknown Medal of Henri de Valois, King of Poland," in French Studies Bulletin 113 (2009), p. 78-82 (for discussion of iconography); cf. iNumis (8 December 2014), lot 346 (for original strike). VF, toned, minor marks, break in silvering on edge. Rare.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Almanzar's (18 November 1980), lot 791.
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SERBIA, Kingdom. Petar I. 1903-1918. Æ Medal (39.5mm, 22.97 g, 12h). By Huguenin Freres & Co., Geneva. PIERRE IER ROI DE SERBIE, uniformed facing bust / Olive branch. EF. In original case of issue.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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SWEDEN. Gustav II Adolf den store (the Great). 1611–1632. AR Medal (36mm, 19.80 g, 12h). Tricentennial of his death. By Karl Goetz. Triply dated 1594, 1632, and 1932. GVSTAV II ADOLF KÖNIG v SCHWEDEN, draped bust faicng slightly right; 1594 over star to left, 1632 below cross to right / Eye of Providence within clouds; in Gothic lettering, Ayn guete Sach,/ nit unterget/ auf Gott allayn/ meyn Hoffnung stet/ G A R S/ 19 32; globus cruciger below. Edge: BAYER HAUPTMÜNZAMT FEINSILBER. Kienast 473. UNC.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from R. Dunlap, July 1994.
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SWEDEN. André Oscar Wallenberg, banker. 1859–1872. Æ Medal (63mm, 91.3 g, 12h). 20th Anniversary of the Stockholms Enskilda Bank. By Lea Ahlborn. Dated 1876 (in Roman numerals). A O WALLENBERG, bare head left / FORTITER INCEPTUM PRUDENTER PERACTUM, façade of the Stockholms Enskilda Bank; in exergue, AUCTORI EST MODERATORI POST XX ANNOS/ MEMORIÆ PIGNUS/ MDCCCLXXVI. EF, minor marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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SWITZERLAND, Kanton Luzern. Beromünster. AR Michaelspfenning (31mm, 6.65 g, 12h). By S. Burger. Struck mid-19th century. BERO COM DE LENZB FUNDA ECCL BERO 728, Coat-of-arms surmounted by plumed helm and set on palm frond and olive branch / COLLEGE BERO SVIS BENEV D D, St. Michael holding shield and flaming sword, slaying demon at feet. Cf. SM 884 (larger). Near EF, toned.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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STUART (ORANGE). William III & Mary. 1688-1694. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.58 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated 1689 and RY primo. Jugate draped busts of William, laureate, and Mary right / Crowned coat-of-arms. ESC 505; SCBC 3434. Good Fine, toned.From the D. Meisner Collection.
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HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Halfcrown (32mm, 14.14 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1829. Bare head left / Coat-of-arms surmounted by crowned helmet; banner below. ESC 649; SCBC 3809. Good VF, toned, light marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown (38.5mm, 28.41 g, 12h). Jubilee coinage. London mint. Dated 1887. Crowned and veiled bust left / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right. ESC 296; SCBC 3921. EF, toned.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Double Florin (36mm, 22.72 g, 12h). Jubilee coinage. London mint. Dated 1887. Crowned and veiled bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around central Garter star; scepters in quarters. ESC 395; SCBC 3923. EF, toned.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Halfcrown (32mm, 14.24 g, 12h). Jubilee coinage. London mint. Dated 1887. Crowned and veiled bust left / Crowned coat-of-arms within garter and collar. ESC 719; SCBC 3924. EF, light marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Æ Penny (34mm, 18.71 g, 12h). Young Head coinage. London mint. Dated 1853. Head left, wearing fillet / Britannia seated right, holding ornate trident and shield; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. Peck 1539; SCBC 3948. EF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.