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Auction 23148 31 May 2023
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Coronation of Anne, Official Gold Medal, 23 April 1702, by John Croker after Sir Isaac Newton for the Royal Mint, ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET . HIB : REGINA . draped bust left, rev. VICEM GERIT . ILLA . TONANTIS . Pallas standing, hurling thunder at a two-headed monster, INAVGVRAT . XXIII . AP . MDCCII . in exergue in two lines, edge plain, 17.97g, 35mm, 12h (Eimer 390; MI ii 228/4; van Loon IV, 347), hairline die flaw to truncation of the bust and the A of REGINA, faintly pinmarked with cabinet friction to fields, nevertheless still with a pleasing residual lustre, good very fine, rare.
Only 858 medals were struck in gold by the Royal Mint to mark the Coronation of Queen Anne in 1702, of which 518 were presented to Members of Parliament. Much like the allegory of Una and the Lion for Queen Victoria,Anne's personification as Pallas, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Useful Arts and Prudent Warfare proved the perfect allegory for a nascent British Empire concentrating on the global stage. For the version of this medal in silver, please see lot 7
Estimate: £6000 - £10000
Only 858 medals were struck in gold by the Royal Mint to mark the Coronation of Queen Anne in 1702, of which 518 were presented to Members of Parliament. Much like the allegory of Una and the Lion for Queen Victoria,Anne's personification as Pallas, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Useful Arts and Prudent Warfare proved the perfect allegory for a nascent British Empire concentrating on the global stage. For the version of this medal in silver, please see lot 7
Estimate: £6000 - £10000