Lady Arabella Stuart (c.1615) 50mm diameter, cast, in pewter, Obverse: half-length figure, three-quarters left, IN THAT I SVFFER VRANG * O. GOD . GRANT . PATIENCE. Reverse: NOVRT . NOT . THE. ♥ . QVHOIS . IOY . THOV . ART, around an inner legend in 6 six lines, QVHO / CAN.COMPARE/ VITH . ME . IN . GREIF/ I . DIE . AND . DAR . NOCHT . SEIK . RELEIF , MI i 207/41, 33.09 grammes, Good Fine. Note: Lady Arabella Stuart was an English noblewoman of Scottish descent, a great-great-granddaughter of Henry VII of England and considered as an heir to the English throne of Elizabeth I, before her cousin KingJames VI of Scotland was given preference by Elizabeth's ministers. Her very existence was thought by King James to be a danger, and any marriage was an additional threat to his safety. Her marriage to William Seymour who himself had a claim to the throne led to her arrest and imprisonment in the Tower of London, where she starved to death at the age of 40.
Simon de Passe tokens or counters in silver (3) the designs incuse, Stephen 1154 26mm diameter, Obverse: Full length portrait of the King, Reverse: Crowned shield, RAINED 18 YEARS . BVRIED AT FEVERSHAM , Fine, Elizabeth I 1603 Obverse: The Queen enthroned, Reverse: Coat of Arms within Order of the Garter, RAINED 44 YEARS, Fine, Charles I 1630 Obverse: Charles enthroned, CAROLVS PRINCEPS NAT. 29 MAII 1630Reverse Four oval shields, joined in the centre, Fine,
Westminster Abbey (2) 900th Anniversary 1065 to 1965 57mm diameter in bronze Eimer 2107, Royal Mint issue 1965 Reverse: A view of the Abbey, Obverse: A group of monarchs with Edward The Confessor at centre others include Henry III, Elizabeth I and Henry Purcel famous composer UNC as issued and pleasing, Westminster Abbey undated (c.1841-1850) BHM 2373var. 44mm diameter in White metal, Reverse: description in 20 lines describing the History of the Abbey from 610 onwards, NEF
Westminster Abbey 900th Anniversary 1065 to 1965 57mm diameter in gold Royal Mint issue and in their blue presentation box of issue with certificate signed by the Dean of Westminster 1965 Reverse a view of the Abbey obverse group of monarchs with Edward The Confessor at centre others include Henry III, Elizabeth I and Henry Purcel famous composer Unc as issued and pleasing in this large gold format Eimer 2107
Queens of the British Isles 1977 a 9-medal set by the Birmingham Mint each medal 45mm diameter in sterling silver, the reverses commemorating Margaret, Maid of Norway 1283-1290, Queen Mary I 1516-1558, Queen Elizabeth I 1533-1603, Lady Jane Grey 1537-1554, Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587, Queen Mary II 1662-1694, Queen Anne 1665-1714, Queen Victoria 1819-1901 and Queen Elizabeth II 1926-present, total weight 364 .13 grammes of silver, nFDC to FDC in the box of issue with certificate
Medals (2) Death of George III 1820 Eimer 1122, BHM 1001 41mm diameter in bronze by T.Wyon Snr. Obverse: Bust left armoured and draped, GEORGE III ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE OCT.25 1760. Reverse: An assembly of Biblical figures. Above -Elijah ascending in his chariot to heaven. ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THE LORD, Exergue: DIED JAN 29 1820 AGED 81 YEARS, Kings and Queens by Dassier - Elizabeth IEimer 526 (No.79) NEF with a few Verdigris spots
Elizabeth I - Defence of the Kingdom (c.1572) unsigned, 23mm, cast, Eimer 48a Obverse: Bust of Elizabeth I left, crowned and draped, between Portcullis and Rose, QVI ИOS SIИE TE, Reverse: A castle on a mount, between Erbelow, a ribbon inscribed O QVAИTO (this worn) upon a sphere QVID HOC SIME ARMIS, Fine with an edge crack. The absence of a date suggest this medalet is unlikely to commemorate a specific event or occasion, and the devices of portcullis, rose and castle refer more generally to the solidity of the Sovereign and State
Elizabeth I - Defence of the Kingdom, undated (c.1570) Medalet cast in silver, 23mm diameter, by E.Mestrelle. Obverse: Bust left, crowned and draped, Portcullis before and Rose behind, QVID NOS SINE TE, Reverse: Castle on a mount, between ER, below, a ribbon inscribed O QVANTO (N reversed) across a sphere, VF or better with a hint of toning. The absence of a date suggest this medalet is unlikely to commemorate a specific event or occasion, and the devices of portcullis, rose and castle refer more generally to the solidity of the Sovereign and State.
Simon De Passe Counters, or Gambling Counters in silver 1630-1635 (17) each depicting a full length portrait of the monarch or ruler on the obverse, and a coat of arms on the reverse with obverse legends giving details of the reign, Royal subjects depicted, some stating the dates of their deaths, are:- Harold II (1066), Edward the Confessor (1066), William II (1100), Stephen (1154), Henry II (1189), Richard I (1199), Edward I (1307), Edward II (1327), Henry IV (1412), Edward V (1483), Richard III (1485), Elizabeth I (2) (1601), Frederick (1628), a Charles Iundated issue, a Prince Charles piece (1630) and a later issue or reissue of similar style of Anne, the reverse stating 'Buried at Westminster', in mixed grades average VF
The 12 Greatest Britons - Medallic Crown-sized issued (12) Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, Captain James Cook, Sir Isaac Newton, Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake, Charles Darwin, Queen Victoria, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Oliver Cromwell, William Shakespeare, Sir WinstonChurchill UNC with coloured Union Jacks on the reverses, in the box of issue with certificates, British Banknotes a Medallic 14-coin set UNC in the Windsor Mint box of issue with certificates
GB (8) and Europe (15) GB Queen Anne's Bounty 1704 Eimer 404 45mm diameter in silver GF, Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288b (cast) VF with some light tooling, Battle of Waterloo 1815 Eimer 1068 in silver, Fine, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897 25mm diameter in silver EF toned, Elizabeth I oval medal in silver (?) 48mm x 40mm, Obverse bust left, reverse coat of arms legend HONI SOIT Y MAL Y PENSE on both sides, with loop mount at top, British Colonization 1670 as Eimer 244 a cast copy in base metal, Good Fine, George IVCoronation and Visit to Hanover 1821 39mm diameter in bronze GF cleaned, Dassier Cast copies in base metal Cromwell (2) and Elizabeth I and another Cromwell cast example, Europe includes France Silver Jettons (4) 1750 City of Nemours 28.5mm diameter in silver, VF toned, undatedLouis XV 28.5mm diameter LATE CVNCTA PROFUNDIT (2) different bust types, NEF and GVF, Louis IV 1700 Hercules facing, 28.5mm in silver Good Fine, France Jetton undated Louis XVI 24mm diameter in brass (?) OMNIBVS NON SIBI reverse, EF, France Jetton in bronze 26.5mm diameter Reverse inscription in 7 lines Les Habitants de Lille ont bienmerite de la patrie de crete de la conv on nat le 12 Octobre 1792 EF, France Jeton Louis XVI France undated Obverse bust right, Reverse a rural scene VF, Abbe Suger 1820 41mm diameter in bronze by Dupaulis VF holed, Death of King Gustav Adolf II 1932 cat, EF, along with a further three pieces these worn and unattributed
Trinity College Dublin Prize medal in gold 39mm diameter, 31.68 grammes Obverse Diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth I, left wearing elaborate ruff, Reverse College crest awarded to Fredericus W.Magran 1886 for History and Science, VF
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