397, Lot: 880. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

temp. HANOVER. William Pitt “the Younger,” politician. 1759-1806. AR Medal (51mm, 74.44 g, 12h). The Manchester Pitt Club. By T. Wyon, Jr. Dated 1813. RT HONBLE WILLIAM PITT/MANCHESTER PITT CLUB 1813, draped bust left / An allegory of Pitt standing left upon archway, rousing Britannia to repel the demons of Anarchy who have overthrown Religion and Royalty; to left, the Virtues await the result; in exergue, HIMSELF AN HOST. BHM 771; Eimer 1039. As Issued, lightly toned, with attractively frosted surfaces. Medal housed within lunettes with loop.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.