constanius Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Has anyone seen this medal before? It is unsigned 40mm gilt bronze. FELICITAS BRITANNIAE = Good fortune (or happy) Britain. INEUNTE REGNO = At the begining of the Reign. It is for the accession of George III October 25th 1760. Portrait looks similar to Pingo's accession medal PINGO'S MEDAL, but nose is shaped more like Kirk's KIRK'S MEDAL. The reverse has a lion with it's paw on a fleur-de-lis and Britannia holding a spear/pole(?) standing on a fleur-de-lis with cornucopea, trident, anchor, cannon & shield. Any guesses as to what the object is on the spear/pole she is holding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Any guesses as to what the object is on the spear/pole she is holding? It's a Phrygian cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 It's a Phrygian cap. Thanks, that was super quick! On my medal it just looks like a bowl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Looks just like British Historical Medals #3 (the Pingo medal). Any differences could just be wear on the dies or a different obverse die. BHM #3's note says: "Some specimens occur in brass or very light bronze; these are much rarer than the examples in dark bronze. There are also variations with grained edge and without the engraver's name on the reverse..." The wording would seem to indicate multiple dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted June 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Thanks for all the info Elverno. I am very pleased that it is by Pingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted March 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 From, Appendix I in BHM Vol 3. Corrections and additional material to volumes I and II; 3 Accession of King George III For 'by T. Pingo' read 'by J. Kirk. This also occurs in AE gilt(Private Collection). So, when I thought this medal looked like Kirk's medal(mainly because of the shape of the nose) of George III's accession, I was right, and there is also a gilded medal(like mine) in a private collection. I am as equally pleased it is by Kirk, as I was when I believed it was by Pingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio49 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 hello beautiful Another type http://spade-guinea-george-iii.over-blog.com/article-hanover-george-iii-medaille-1760-117886172.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Thanks for the link mio45 and the pictures, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 They both look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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