Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Diary, 1987, a cast bronze plaque by J.M. Aurelio for BAMS, the mountain peaks of the Lake District revealed beneath the folding pages of a diary, reverse a ram revealed beneath similar folding pages, THE FRIEND SHEEP, 77 x 77mm (cf. The Medal 13, p.128). A most innovative, visually impactful piece; extremely fine and rare (£30-50)

José Manuel Aurelio (b.1938), the Portuguese sculptor and medallist who studied at the Oporto School of Fine Arts, was the guest lecturer on the occasion of the BAMS Congress held in the Lake District in 1987. The inspiration of the plaque came from the scenery he saw in the Lake District on his visit