Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21 26 Sep 2018
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British Medals, George I, Proclaimed King of England, 1714, large and heavy silver medal, by Ehrenreich Hannibal (1678-1741), an exceedingly rare variety of the medal in the previous lot, draped and armoured bust r., signed below, mantle with plain border and fastened with a rosette brooch, GEORGIVS DG MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX, rev. the King in Electoral cap and robes, accompanied by Liberty and Religion, is greeted by a kneeling Britannia, legend on band, PRINC OPT RELIGIONIS ET LIBERTATIS CVSTOD, in ex. PVBLICA AVCTORITATE PROCLAMATO 1/12 AVG ANNO MDCCXIIII, 67mm. (MI.420/3; Eimer 463 var.; Mont.-; Murd.-), extremely fine and exceedingly rare
*believed ex V. G. Whitby Collection, Glendining's, 3 May 1951, lot 180, realised 5 Gns.
ex Spink Auction 8, 27 February 1980, lot 524 [Hugh Jessop]
This variety is exceedingly rare and not recorded in MI. in this metal (the British Museum specimen described as 'only known in gold'). MI. explains the medal's rarity by suggesting that the dies broke. The reverse shows George I as the protector of the Protestant religion and of constitutional liberties. See previous lot.
(4000-6000 GBP)
*believed ex V. G. Whitby Collection, Glendining's, 3 May 1951, lot 180, realised 5 Gns.
ex Spink Auction 8, 27 February 1980, lot 524 [Hugh Jessop]
This variety is exceedingly rare and not recorded in MI. in this metal (the British Museum specimen described as 'only known in gold'). MI. explains the medal's rarity by suggesting that the dies broke. The reverse shows George I as the protector of the Protestant religion and of constitutional liberties. See previous lot.
(4000-6000 GBP)