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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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The Noble Alliance gilt Specimen Victory Medal 1854 SP64 PCGS, Dogan-6540. By Hart, on the alliance of France and England in the Crimean War and the victories of the Allies on the Black Sea and the Danube. Laureate busts of the French emperor Napoleon III and the English Queen Victoria. Rev. Nike inscribing pyramid, at her feet a snake, left in the background two minarets of Istanbul Hagia Sophia. Exquisitely executed with a staggering relief expressed throughout and clean surfaces that are flirting with a gem designation. Includes original case of issue. Housed in a PCGS oversized holder.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD
The Noble Alliance gilt Specimen Victory Medal 1854 SP64 PCGS, Dogan-6540. By Hart, on the alliance of France and England in the Crimean War and the victories of the Allies on the Black Sea and the Danube. Laureate busts of the French emperor Napoleon III and the English Queen Victoria. Rev. Nike inscribing pyramid, at her feet a snake, left in the background two minarets of Istanbul Hagia Sophia. Exquisitely executed with a staggering relief expressed throughout and clean surfaces that are flirting with a gem designation. Includes original case of issue. Housed in a PCGS oversized holder.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD