MEDALLION. Calendar Medal, England, 1792, by James Davies, ...

Estimate

£30 - £40

MEDALLION. Calendar Medal, England, 1792, by James Davies, 37mm, brass, see Ackerman nos.47 & 48, NF. James Davies struck single year calendar medals in an uninterrupted series from 1782 to 1800. Davies was a button-maker with his business at 10 and 11 Upper Priory (1779-1780), 12 Steelhouse Lane (1784), and 10 Weaman Street (1786-1800) Birmingham, ref: Hawkins, "A Dictionary of Makers of Metallic Tickets, Checks, Medalets, Tallies, and Counters 1788-1910". Reference: Ackerman, "Calendar Medals in the British Museum", The Medal, Autumn 2004.