Australian Historical Medals
Lot 1012 Session 4 (4.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,400
GEORGE III, Resolution and Adventure Medal (1772), Captain James Cook, uniface striking of the obverse die in copper (44mm, 4.5mm thick-the normal weight), reverse die blank with raised striations, by B. F. (on truncation for Matthew Boulton) (cf M.H.373; BHM 165). Softly struck on parts of the legend, even brown patina, nearly extremely fine and possibly unique.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 80 (lot 594) and L.R.Smith Collection (Spink Australia Sale 31, lot 1328 part f).
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Lot 1010
GEORGE VI - ELIZABETH II, 1938, 1951 (3), 1951Y. (8), 1951PL (3), 1952A., 1953A. (12), ...
Estimate $100
Lot 1011
LINDSAY, Norman, oil on canvas, 55cm x 49cm, "Olive", signed lower right.
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Lot 1012 This lot
GEORGE III, Resolution and Adventure Medal (1772), Captain James Cook, uniface striking of the obverse ...
Estimate $1,500
Lot 1013
GEORGE III, Resolution and Adventure Medal (1772), Captain James Cook, uniface casting of the obverse ...
Estimate $600
Lot 1014
DANIEL SOLANDER, 1778, in silver (37 mm) by Gustave Ljunberger (Sweden) (BHM 252; Eimer 798). ...
Estimate $5,000