Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS around a raised center circle withmap of Western Hemisphere. (C-D)GERMANYLot 1592Lot 1586water during low tide. (E-F)1587. ANOTHER, of the same. Also Unc. but this one has a minor edgedent on the reverse at 5:30. (C)1588. MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE OCEAN LINER FRANCE, 1962.53mm. Bronze. Josette Herbert-Coeffin, Sc. (Paris Mint Edgemarked cornucopia 1ARGENT) Unc. Minor reverse spot. Obv:bust left of Marianne on the ocean waves, wearing a Liberty cap,surrounded by stars. Legend: ELLE POURSUIT SON ESSORTECHNIQUE ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL around (She follows hertechnical economic and social path) Rev: View of the SS France,“France” 1962 above, LE HAVRE NEW YORK French Line below,COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE around.The French Line commissioned the liner France in 1956, and hermaiden voyage to New York was in February 1962. She was toserve as a luxury cruise liner between Le Havre and New York untilthe mid-1970s. (C-D)1589. JACOB AND THE ANGEL, 1976. CGI 4: 1076B. 71mm. Bronze.Abram Krol, Sc. (Paris Mint. 1976 cornucopia BRONZE edgemark.)Unc. Obv; 4 line Hebrew inscription top left. Male silhouette andletters JACOB to right. Below The names of the 12 tribes of Israel.Rx: Stylized depiction of Jacob wrestling with the angel. (C)1590. SAUL BELLOW PORTRAIT MEDAL, 1978. 75mm. Bronzer.Abram Krol, Sc. (Paris Mint – 1978 cornucopia BRONZEedgemark.) Unc. Tiny rx. edge nick. Obv: Front facing bust of thegreat American writer, SAVL BELLOW inscribed around the rightborder. Rx: Scene of a man seated as a desk holding his headin his hands, Inscribed below the desk: DANGLING. MAN. Cityskyscrapers in the background. (B-C)1591. 26 TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, PARIS, 1980.90mm. Bronze. Robert Cochet, Sc. (Paris Mint. 1980 CornucopiaBR FLOR edgemark) Unc, Obv: 26 CONGRES GEOLORIQUEINTERNATIONAL. PARIS 1980 around a raised center circleshowing a map of Paris & environs. Rx: 26 TH INTERNATIONAL1592. GUTTENBERG STATUE, 1837. Blades 43; Jehne 31; Wurtzbach4562. 32.8mm. 17.1 grams. German Silver. Very Fine. Obv: INMEMORIAM XIV AUG.MDCCCXXXVII. around a view of theGuttenberg statue in Mainz. Rx: IOHANNEM GENSFLEISCH/ DEGUTENBERG./ PATRICIUM MOGUNTINUM./ AERE PER TOTAMEUROPAM COLLATO/ POSUERUNT CIVES./ MDCCCXXXVII.Paul Bosco cites this as being the “first nickel alloy medal struck inGermany.” (F)1593. DR. GEORG MUHLENBEIN – FIFTY YEARS AS A DOCTOR OFMEDINICE, 1839. Storer 2566. 39mm. Bronze. Unsigned. XF/AUwith a few minor rim dents. Obv: G.A.H. MVHLENBEIN NAT REGIOLOTHARIAE D XVB OCT. MDCCLXIV/ DOCTOR CRREATVSHELMSTADII DIE II NOV. MDCCLXXXIX around a bust to theleft. Rx: MEDICINAE HOMOEOPATHICAE CVLTORI COLLEGAEET AMICI D II NOV. MDCCXXXIX. Muhlenbein was a celebratedphysician of the homeopathic school. He has been referred to as“the Apostle of Homoeopathy in the north of Germany.” (D)1594. JENNY LIND JETON, CA. 1844. Westervelt 15. 15.75mm. GiltBrass. AU. Obv: Bust left, JENNY LIND to either side. Rx: Maltesecross surrounded by rays within a laurel wreath. WER WAGTGEWINNT ( Who Dares Wins!) around. (B-C)1595. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL MEDAL BY WIENER, 1849. Eidlitz -Unlisted variety; Reinecke 25. 59.5mm. Bronze. Jacques Wiener,Sc. XF with some scattered field marks and tiny rim nicks.Obv: View of the Cologne Cathedral as completed. Vari ety withUNSERE HOFENUNG present in the obverse inscrip tion. Rx:View of the cathedral, with the spires, roof over nave, transept,and lantern missing. There is no date in the exergual inscriptionafter PRUESSEN. (D)Lot 15961596. ENGRAVED BIRTH COMMEMORATIVE – JUDAICA, 1866.32mm. Silver. The reverse of a Prussian Thaler has been effacedand within a center circle a Star of David enclosing the Hebrewletter “he” has been hand engraved. Inscribed around the outsideborder is” RUDOLPH BLUMENBERG GEB. 24 MAY 1866. (D-E)1597. LISZT AND BACH – A PAIR OF MATCHING SMALL PLAQUESBY LAUER, ND. 37x 51mm Silvered base metal shells. Bothsigned “Lauer” XF. Displayed within rectangular silvered holderswith balls at the corners. At left is a portrait right and in the exergue:FRANZ LISZT. At top are his vital dates in German. The plaque on217H