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Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21  26 Sep 2018
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Lot 601

Estimate: 1200 GBP
Price realized: 3600 GBP
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British Medals, George I, Accession 1714, silver medal, by Georg Wilhelm Vestner (1677-1740), similar to the previous two lots but from a different obverse die of slightly better workmanship and higher relief, legend divided at BRIT – FR, laureate bust r., with mantle around, signed without star below truncation, rev. the star in the midst of the constellation Leo, REGNORVM ALBIONIS NVNC IVRA GEORGIVS INTRAT ANNO MDCCXIV D XII AVGVSTI, 44mm. (MI.421/4 var.; Eimer 464 var., this piece illustrated; cf. Brockmann 810), good extremely fine, the reverse choice, very rare
*ex Sotheby's, 10 March 1989, lot 193
This variety not listed in MI., but selected by Eimer for illustration (plate 55)
(1200-1500 GBP)
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