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August 2016 ANA Auction - Online Sess. D-E 15-16 August 2016
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GREAT BRITAIN. Visit of Vittorio Emmanuel II to London Bronze Medal, 1855. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
76.29 mm; 251.15 gms. Eimer-1499; BHM-2567. By B. Wyon. Bust of Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Sardinia, left; Reverse: Togate Britannia (seated) and Londinia (standing) welcome the standing Sardinia. A beautifully preserved medal with only the mildest hint of slide friction to the very highest points of relief. The fields are completely free any signs of contact as are the rims. Even glossy milk chocolate patina cover all of the surfaces with some iridescent blue toning around edges of the devices. As nice an example as could be asked for and with a modest mintage of 350 pieces. CHOICE UNCIRUCLATED.
Estimate: $300.00- $400.00
76.29 mm; 251.15 gms. Eimer-1499; BHM-2567. By B. Wyon. Bust of Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Sardinia, left; Reverse: Togate Britannia (seated) and Londinia (standing) welcome the standing Sardinia. A beautifully preserved medal with only the mildest hint of slide friction to the very highest points of relief. The fields are completely free any signs of contact as are the rims. Even glossy milk chocolate patina cover all of the surfaces with some iridescent blue toning around edges of the devices. As nice an example as could be asked for and with a modest mintage of 350 pieces. CHOICE UNCIRUCLATED.
Estimate: $300.00- $400.00