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Great Britain, temp. Hanover. Numismatic Society of London Æ Golden Jubilee Medal of Sir John Evans. Dies by Lydia Gay for J. Pinches. London, 1887. IOH • EVANS • D • C • L • S • R • S • PRAESIDI, bare-headed bust to right, PINCHES. F. on shoulder / SOCIETAS NVMISM • LOND • ANNOS CONST • LI •, laurel wreath enclosing SIC L SIC C in four lines, date in Roman numerals below. BHM 3344; Eimer 1729. 93.38g, 57mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; a few edge knocks, attractive patina.
From a private British collection.
President of the Numismatic Society of London from 1874-1908, Sir John Evans was by trade a paper manufacturer at Nash Mills in Hemel Hempstead, as well as being an archaeologist and numismatist. With the granting of the Royal Charter in 1904, he led the society into a new chapter of its history as The Royal Numismatic Society.
Extremely Fine; a few edge knocks, attractive patina.
From a private British collection.
President of the Numismatic Society of London from 1874-1908, Sir John Evans was by trade a paper manufacturer at Nash Mills in Hemel Hempstead, as well as being an archaeologist and numismatist. With the granting of the Royal Charter in 1904, he led the society into a new chapter of its history as The Royal Numismatic Society.