Medals (6) St. Thomas's Hospital 1752 72mm diameter in bronze by W.Wyon (First struck 1829) Obverse: Bust right in surgeon's cap CHESELDEN, Reverse: A cadaver on a table awaiting examination; beyond, a skull, book and bell glasses upon a table, decorated with the Arms of the hospital MORS VIVIS SALVS, Exergue: St. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL, Eimer 638 GEF. Note: The medal was awarded annually from around 1845 in silver or bronze, for surgical anatomy, Calendar Medal 1743 41mm diameter in brass, Fine, cleaned, Oliver Cromwell 1658 Dassier a cast copy in pewter? type as Eimer 526/203 NVF in a presentation box, Christmas Medals 1974 (2) each 45mm diameter in bronze by Sandhill Lustrous UNC and boxed, one with certificate, Boston (Lincolnshire) 1970 350th Anniversary of the Sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers 39mm diameter in bronze Obverse: The Arms of Boston 1620 1970 BOSTON, Reverse: A view of St. Botolph's Church, in the foreground, a Quaker couple THE SAILING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS 350TH ANNIVERSARY Lustrous UNC
Battle of Dunbar Military Reward 1650 on an oval flan 30mm x 35mm, type a3 in lead, these thought to be struck in the 18th or 19th Century, Obverse: Bust of Cromwell left, armoured and draped, in the distance is a battle scene THE LORD OF HOSTS . WORD. AT. DUNBAR. SEPTEM: Y.3.1650, Reverse: Speaker seated facing, in an assembled Parliament Eimer 181a3, Fine or a little better and scarce
Alexander II, Visit to the City of London 1874, Eimer 1634/BHM 2981, Welch 14, A uniface reverse medal, Reverse: Londinia, attended by two cupids, welcomes the Czar standing opposite her. Peace, her wings outstretched, stands over the couple, To left, an altar decorated with the Russian eagle. SERVORUM EMNACIPATOR LIBERAE CIVITATIS HOSPES XVIII MAII MDCCCLXXIV. In Exergue: LONDINI VF, cleaned and lacquered, unusual. Joseph Fry Bicentenary 1928, 51mm diameter in bronze, by H.Youngman, Eimer 2013, BHM 4221, Obverse: Bust left, draped and wearing a hat, JOSEPH FRY 1728-1787, Reverse: A flourishing cocoa plant upon the globe, J.S.FRY & SONS Ltd BICENTENARY 1928, UNC boxed. Sinking of the S.S. Lusitania 1915 55mm diameter Eimer 1941A, BHM 4118 EF with some rust spots, boxed with newspaper cutting, the box lid detached. Replica Oliver CromwellDeath Medal, original by J.Dassier 37mm diameter in white metal EF. 150th Anniversary of the World's First Public Railway, by the Nordon Art Company, Obverse: Bust of George Stephenson facing, Father of the Railways, 1781-1848, Reverse: The 'Locomotion No.1' 1825 and British Rail High Speed Train 1975, WORLD'S FIRST PUBLIC RAILWAY. THEC STOCKTON & DARLINGTON , UNC and lustrous, boxed
Oliver Cromwell Lord General 1650 Oval, uniface struck from an oval die on a round flan, 30mm x 26mm in silver by T.Simon, 20.16 grammes, Eimer 180, Bust of Cromwell facing, three-quarters right, OLI. CROMWEL. MILIT.PARL.DVX.GEN. a most pleasing NEF, and rare thus, Ex-Matthew Rich Collection
Death of Oliver Cromwell 1658 49mm diameter, a cast copy of the large Dutch Medal, Eimer 200, as MI i 435/85, Loon II, 420, 31.1 grammes, Obverse: Bust left, laureate and armoured, OLIVAR. D.G. R.P. ANG.SCO. HIBERNIAE. PROTECTOR, Reverse: A shepherd attending his flock near an olive tree, NON. DEFITIENT. OLIVA. SEP.3 1658, VG with some of the legend weak, differing from the Eimer illustration in that the edge has a heavy toothed border
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
Cromwell Lord Protector 1653 34mm diameter in bronze Eimer 189 Obverse: Bust three quarters right armoured and draped, OLIV. D.G. R.P. ANG. SCO. ET. HIB. PRO. Reverse: Lion displays the Arms of Cromwell and the Commonwealth PAX QVAERITVR BELLO, after T.Simon struck round 1730, based on the Eimer 188 Lord Protector medal UNC nicely toned with minor cabinet friction
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
Cromwell, Battle of Dunbar 1650 Military Reward Eimer 181 oval 27mm x 33mm in silver Obverse bust of Cromwell left, a battle scene beyond, the reverse erased, GVF with a small edge nick
Death of Oliver Cromwell 1658 Eimer 202b a later cast copy weighing 2.85 grammes, Obverse draped bust left OLIVAR.D.G.R P ANG.SCO. HIB&PROTECTOR, Reverse a young olive tree beside a shepherd with flock, 21mm x 19mm oval, Good Fine/Fine with a suspension loop
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector 1653 by T Simon, silver, Obv. bust left, rev. Lion displays arms of Cromwell and Commonwealth, later cast example (Eimer 188) Bright VF with some old light scratches in the reverse field
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector 1653 by T Simon, silver, obv. bust left, rev. Lion displays arms of Cromwell and Commonwealth, later cast example (Eimer 188). GVF
British Medals (10) including Lusitania 1915 in damaged box, Horticultural (4), Elizabeth I cast & Oliver Cromwell by Dassier cast, Bakers Assoc., City of Liverpool 1931, bronze and Jubilee 1935 silver. EF
Elizabeth I Memorial 1602 bronze & Oliver Cromwell Memorial 1658, silver coloured metal, both medals by Dassier & both cast & chased. From Dassiers series of English Kings and Queens. Very fine.
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