Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21 26 Sep 2018
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British Medals, George III, Accession 1760, silver medal, by Thomas Pingo, armoured bust l., legend on ribband, GEORGIVS TERTIVS REX, signed on truncation, rev. Tellus seated at right, wearing mural crown, lions and shield at her side, watching four maidens dancing around an oak-tree, TELLVS JACTABIT ALVMNO, 54.5mm. (BHM.1; Eimer, Pingo 16; Eimer 682), good extremely fine and very rare
*ex Spink/Christie Auction, 13 October 1993, lot 886, with earlier Spink ticket.
The medal is adapted from that struck to commemorate George attaining his majority (MI.698/428), a poor, pierced base metal example of which is given away with the lot. Tellus was the Roman goddess of the earth and its productivity.
(800-1200 GBP)
*ex Spink/Christie Auction, 13 October 1993, lot 886, with earlier Spink ticket.
The medal is adapted from that struck to commemorate George attaining his majority (MI.698/428), a poor, pierced base metal example of which is given away with the lot. Tellus was the Roman goddess of the earth and its productivity.
(800-1200 GBP)