Aust. Historical Medals
Lot 683 Session 3 (2.30pm Tuesday 24th March) Aust. Historical Medals
Estimate $10,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $11,000
GEORGE III, Resolution and Adventure Medal, 1772, in bronze (44mm) by J.Westwood for Mathew Boulton for Sir Joseph Banks, struck from the second reverse die (MH 373; BHM 165; Eimer 744; Klenman 2). Brown with hints of red in the lettering on the obverse, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare in this metal, probably the finest known.
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