Auction Catalogue

10 December 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British and World Coins, Commemorative Medals, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 699

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10 December 2009

Hammer Price:
£400

The Legitimacy of Succession, c. 1712, a cast gilt-bronze medal by J. O’Brisset after N. Roettier, bust of Queen Anne left, rev. bust of James III left, 47mm (Woolf 28:3; MI II, 382/232; E 457). Scratch behind Queen’s head, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £400-500

This is in effect an anti-Jacobite medal showing Anne in majesty and enquiring about James “Whose image is this?”