| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 331 | Auction date: 14 October 2025 |
| Lot number: 983 Price realized: 50 GBP (Approx. 66 USD / 57 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals: Part III Dassier, Jacques-Antoine (Swiss, 1715-1759); b. Geneva, moved to France 1732, Italy 1736, England 1740, returned to Switzerland 1745, moved to Russia 1756 ENGLAND, Martin Folkes, 1740, a copper medal by J.-A. Dassier, bust right in cap, rev. legend and date within ornamental cartouche, 54mm, 74.68g (Eisler 328; MI II, 558/185; BDM I, 511; E 556; cf. Bertolami e79, 1903; cf. Baldwin 65, 1024; cf. DNW 191, 998). About extremely fine £90-£120 --- Martin Folkes (1690-1754), antiquary, freemason, astronomer and numismatist; president of the Royal Society 1741-53, and of the Society of Antiquaries 1750-4 |  |
