435, Lot: 614. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Medal (34.5mm, 17.00 g, 12h). Coronation. Close copy after B. Pistrucci. Dated 19 July 1821 (in Roman numerals). GEORGIUS IIII D · G · BRITANNIARUM REX F · D ·, laureate head left / PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO · (now in his own right with paternal spirit), George seated left on throne, being crowned by Victory to right; to left, Britannia, Hibernia, and Scotia standing right; in exergue in three lines, INAUGURATUS/DIE · JULII · XIX/ANNO · MDCCCXXI. BHM 1071; Eimer 1146b. EF, iridescent toning.

This variety was commissioned by the Duke of Buckingham, for presentation to members of the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry who attended the coronation.