August 2023 Global Showcase Auction – 14 - 21 August 2023
Live Sessions: Ancient and World Coins, Currency
Part B: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part D: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part C: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 3: We, 16.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 16.08.2023, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part 5: We, 16.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Th, 17.08.2023, from 12:00 AM CEST
Part E: Th, 17.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Th, 17.08.2023, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Fr, 18.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 10: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Mo, 21.08.2023, from 4:00 PM CEST
Description
(1766) William Pitt / British Lion Medal. Betts-518. Pinchbeck, 31.3 mm. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
117.4 grains. A fascinating medalet from the aftermath of the Seven Years War, proclaiming Pitt as the man "who rouze the British Lion," depicted as joyously rampant while brandishing a sword and grasping the globe. Finely granular surfaces are dark olive with brassy high points. A flan crack is seen through the first L of WILLIAM to the back of the head. Crude, charming, and rare, we haven't sold one of these since the Ford sale.
PCGS# 921196.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex A.H. Baldwin and Sons, June 1969; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 387.
Estimate: $250
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Bidding
| Price realized | 800 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 250 USD |
