23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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The Churchill Centenary Medals 1974, a complete set of 24 silver medals issued by the Churchill Centenary Trust to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Winston Churchill, each medal featuring different obv. designs depicting key events in Churchill's life from birth to death with explanatory rev. inscriptions, struck by John Pinches, London, individually encapsulated with certificate of ownership in leatherette display album, toning spots, otherwise UNC
Sold for £280
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 23rd Nov, 2022
To include the Geoff Hann Collection. The Collection covers the coinage produced by the first Greek general-kings who established their own dynasties in Egypt, Syria and the Indian-subcontinent, and the later Provincial coinage of the Roman Empire. Of note is lot 6, a silver stater of Seleucus I Nicator produced in Babylon between 311-305 BC (estimate: £300-500 plus buyer’s premium). The Collection also includes a quantity of early 20th century banknotes from the period of British direct rule in India, and a reference library of over one hundred volumes including scarce and out-of-print works. Of particular note is the first edition of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, published by Spink & Son in London, 1971 (estimate: £70-100).
The lots from the Geoff Hann Collection are denoted with a ♦ symbol throughout the catalogue.
For further information on the Geoff Hann Collection click HERE
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