British Medals, George IV, Coronation 1821, copper medal, by Antoine Desboeufs (1793-1862), laureate head l., rev. the king enthroned, hand on bible, crowned by Iris, messenger of the Gods, holding caduceus, in ex. MENS JUL DIE XIX ANN MDCCCXXI, 50mm., choice mint state; another, white metal, similar, 50mm. (BHM.1072, white metal R3; PW.66), some dullness to high spots, extremely fine and the second extremely rare (2)
*First bt. Spink & Son, 1977; second believed also ex Spink.
Antoine Desboeufs, French medallist and sculptor; the medal most probably struck in France. Brown lists the second in in tin rather than white metal.
(200-250 GBP)