Watch List notes:

British Medals, Anne, Coronation 1702, the official gold medal, by John Croker, crowned bust l., reads FR:, rev. Anne, as Pallas, hurls a thunderbolt at a double-headed monster, 34.5mm., wt. 18.64gms. (MI.228/4; Eimer 390; Woll.ix; vL.IV, 347), reverse variety with rays below Pallas's raised arm, 858 specimens struck, good extremely fine with even light tone, very rare
*ex Duke of Northumberland Collection, Sotheby's, 17 June 1981, lot 449
This medal has an impressive provenance, being from the collections of the Dukes of Northumberland. The first Duke, Lieutenant-General George FitzRoy, KG, PC (1665-1716) was the illegitimate son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland. In 1701 he had been appointed Constable of Windsor Castle and would have attended the Coronation. During the reign of Queen Anne he received a number of appointments including Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire and the wonderful-sounding Chief Butler of England, a position currently held by the 18th Duke of Northumberland. He lived at Frogmore House, Windsor. Of the 858 gold medals struck, 518 were presented to Members of Parliament.
(4000-6000 GBP)