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Electronic Auction 468  20 May 2020
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Lot 818

Estimate: 150 USD
Price realized: 160 USD
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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Medal (33mm, 15.57 g, 12h). Centennial of the Birth of George Frideric Handel. Dated 1784 (in Roman numerals). MDCCLXXXIV COMM • G • F • HANDEL, bust of Handel left / SUB •/ AUSP •/ G • III • within wreath. BHM 259; Eimer 810. Toned. Near EF.

This medal may have functioned as an entrance ticket to the commemorative Handel concerts performed in London in 1784 to honor the composer's 100th birthday.
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