Live auction - fme_503595 - GREAT BRITAIN - GEORGE IV Couronnement du roi Georges IV
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Estimate : | 300 € |
Price : | 175 € |
Maximum bid : | 301 € |
End of the sale : | 29 January 2019 17:42:02 |
bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Couronnement du roi Georges IV
Date: 1821
Metal : copper
Diameter : 35 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver Benedetto Pistrucci
Weight : 22,66 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron. Présence de petites rayures et traces de manipulation dans les champs
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIUS IIII D. G. - BRITANNIARUM REX F. D..
Obverse description : Tête laurée à gauche de Georges IV, signé : B. P..
Reverse
Reverse legend : PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO. // INAUGURATUS / DIE. JULII. XIX / ANNO. MDCCCXXI.
Reverse description : Couronnement par une Victoire de Georges IV, allégories de Britannia, Hibernia et Scotia debout faces à lui. Signé sur la plinthe : B. P..
Commentary
Benedetto Pistrucci (1783-1855) est un graveur et médailliste italien bien connu pour son design du souverain anglais avec Saint Georges et le dragon.