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Charles I, the return to London, cast silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, bust of the King right, hair long, wearing falling lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, legend in band around with slightly stippled background, CAR DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., a panoramic view of the city of London, with St Paul`s and old London Bridge, sun above, a small E to its left, SOL ORBEM RADIANS SIC REX ILLVMINAT URBEM, 41.5mm (MI 266/63; Eim.125; CP.20/5; BMC [Jones] 159; Farquhar I, 182; Platt p. 137, type C), suspension loop. A cast of superb quality and sharpness, some light tooling, extremely fine and very rare. See Footnote to lot 223. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett list, June, 2009 (209).

Endymion Porter (1587-1649), diplomat and royalist, black basalt medal, believed Wedgwood, after the bronze medal by Jean Warin (1635), his bearded bust right, wearing lace collar, ENDYMION PORTER R CAROLI A CVBICVLIS ÆTAT SVÆ 48, 71.5mm (cf MI 276/78; pl. XXIII, 3; cf BMC [Jones] 298; R & S, p. 282), late 18th century and without mark. As made. Reilly & Savage list an oval example and the Wedgwood Catalogue of 1779 mentions "E. Porter". Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October, 2013.

Prince Charles, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medal, 1638, by Nicholas Briot, half-length bust of the Prince three-quarters right, wearing plumed hat, Garter robes and George suspended from chain, CAROLVS PRIN MA BR NOBMI ORD GART MILES 22 MAY 1638, rev., Prince`s plumes and motto, C P to either side, all within Garter, MAGNI SPES MAGNA PARENTIS, 26.5mm (MI 281/87; Eim. 132; BMC [Jones] 171; Platt, type A, p.144). Good very fine, toned and very rare. Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, cast silver medal, undated [1639], by Nicolas Briot, bust right, wearing plain collar over armour with lion`s head shoulder plate, Garter George suspended from ribbon, signed behind shoulder BRIOT, CAROLVS I DG MAG BRITANN FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., ship sailing right, NEC META MIHI QVÆ TERMINVS ORBE, 60mm (MI 285/97; BHM [Jones] 174; Eim. 136; MH 29; Farquhar I, 203; Platt, pp. 147-48). A choice example of a wonderful portrait medal, extremely fine, toned and rare. Whilst the reverse is identical to the second of the two earlier `Dominion of the Sea` medals (lot 217), the obverse shows an older king, in armour rather than a cloak. The medal emphasizes Charles`s position following the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Dover (lot 248), when the English were in negotiations with Admiral Antonio de Oquendo. Provenance: Ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 22); Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 371).

Queen Mary, small restitutional copper medal, 18th century, perhaps by Stuart, after Jacques Jonghelinck and after the larger medal by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, c.1555, bust of Mary left in embroidered dress, jewelled cap and veil, rev., weakly impressed "Queen MARY", 33mm (MI 72/19; cf Smolderen F8; Arm I, 242, 5; van Mieris III, 378, II). Extremely fine, scarce. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Auction, October 2012.

Charles I, gilt-silver portrait medallion, c.1642, in the style of Jean or Claude Warin, bust right wearing lace collar over armour, two sashes, one with Garter George, his hair long with lovelock over his left shoulder, CAROLVS I DG MAGN BRIT FRANC ET HIB REX ET ÆTATIS SVÆ, rev., Aurora in her chariot drawn by a winged horse, VIRTVTIS FORMÆQ PRÆVIA, 70mm, 90.44g (MI 292/107; Platt p. 241, type B), integral shaped suspension loop with ring. A handsome medal, good very fine and extremely rare. This medal was originally known only from the specimen in the collection of Edward Pretty (see MI, where attributed to Jean Warin), which came to light when sold in the Hever Castle Collection sale (Sotheby, 15 June, 1969). [Sir] Mark Jones did not attribute the medal in BMC French Medals, however a note in his hand was sold with the specimen, in silvered bronze, in the Papillon Collection (Bonhams, 25 March, 1998, lot 24), stating, "It seems likely that it is a relatively early and possibly 17th century". The reverse of the medal is a direct copy of the reverse of Trezzo`s medal of Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga (Attwood 71; Kress 438). Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 5 May, 2005 (lot 1417).

Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary army, oval gilt-silver Military Reward badge, 1642, by Thomas Rawlins, half length armoured bust three-quarters left, wide lace collar, holding sword, SX above head, legend in script in two lines, "Should hear both houses of parliament for true religion and subjects freedom stand - Pro Religione lege Rege et Parliamento", rev., the two Houses of Parliament with King and Speaker, wreath border around to both sides, 55.5 x 38mm (MI 295/113; Eim. 140A; Platt II, pp. 79-80), integral suspension loop and ring. Extremely fine and rare. Devereaux was the eldest son of Elizabeth I`s favourite who had been executed in 1602. He had been a successful commander of forces in the Netherlands and his Parliamentary appointments came with the commencement of the Civil War. Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary army, small oval silver Military Reward badge, 1642, armoured bust, almost full-face, with sash over shoulder, broad lace collar, rev., oval garnished shield of the arms of Essex, 30 x 22mm (MI 298/117; Platt II, type G, pp. 84-85), integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. See footnote to lot 255.

Charles I, The Battle of Edgehill, gilt-silver Royalist Military Reward, 1642, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust of the King right, wearing ermine robes and Garter Collar and George, incuse legend, CAROLVS D G MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI DE, rev., Prince Charles on prancing horse to right, baton raised and flowing scarf, in incuse a battle scene in the distance and C - P above, 46 x 32.5mm. (MI 299/119; Platt p. 202), integral suspension loop and ring. Good very fine, perhaps better, a beautifully cast and chased badge, the gilding pale, a few minor scratches by King`s face and the slightest of splits below suspension, excessively rare. The equestrian portrait of Prince Charles is found on another badge, albeit unique, transformed into the Earl of Essex (MI 300/120), presumably a Parliamentary reward for Edgehill, a battle where both sides claimed a victory. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1145); ex Greta S Heckett Collection, Sotheby`s, 25 May 1977 (lot 70); ex Helen Farquhar Collection, Glendining`s, 25 April 1955 (lot 240).

Charles I, Peace or War, silver medal, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust of the King right, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, rev., sword and olive branch crossed, crowned C - R to either side, IN VTRVMQVE PARATVS, 29.5mm (MI 308/134; Eim. 142; BMC [Jones] 177; Platt, pp. 205-06). Extremely fine, unusually sharp and well toned.

Edward Montagu, Lord Mandeville and 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), commander of Parliamentary Eastern Association army, oval gilt-silver Military Reward, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, armoured bust three-quarters left, sash over shoulder, his hair long and flowing, legend in script in two lines, "Should hear both houses of parliament for true religion and subjects freedom stand - Pro Religione lege Rege et Parliamento", rev., the two Houses of Parliament with King and Speaker, wreath border around to both sides, 52 x 34.5mm (MI 310/138, "Unique?"; Platt II, type G, pp. 334-35), integral suspension loop. Good very fine with an excellent portrait and an extreme rarity. Platt notes two specimens, one the "unique?" piece in the British Museum. Provenance: Believed ex. Spink Auction

Edward Montagu, Lord Mandeville and 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), commander of Parliamentary Eastern Association army, oval gilt-silver Military Reward, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, half-length armoured bust three-quarters left, sash around waist, his hair long and flowing, legend in script,"Pro Religione lege Rege et Parliamento", rev., the two Houses of Parliament with King and Speaker, wreath border around to both sides, 53 x 37mm (MI 310/139, illus.; Eim. 143B; Platt II, type H, pp. 334-35), integral suspension loop. Good very fine with an excellent portrait, very rare. Platt notes three specimens, all in the British Museum. Provenance: Ex. Bonhams Auction, 14 July, 2004 (lot 584)

Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), confirmed as Captain-General, cast silver medal, 1644, armoured bust of Essex three-quarters right, wearing plain collar, legend R.R.R. P.P.P. FIDISSIMVS 1644, rev., large initials SX above GL within a scroll, MAGS PROTECR LIBERATV PATRIÆ, 37mm (MI 312/141; Platt II, type F, pp. 82-83), Good very fine, some light chasing and wear on the highest spots, toned and very rare. The seemingly curious obverse legend translates as, "Most faithful to the three Republics", of England, Scotland and Ireland. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1147); ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection Glendining`s, 27 May 1957.

Sir Richard Brown (1610?-1669), cast silver oval Military Reward, 1644, armoured bust of Brown three-quarters left, a sash across his shoulder, NON VIR SED VIRTVS, rev., armorial shield of Brown, FOR KING AND PARLIAMENT 1644, wreath and pellet border to both sides, 38 x 26.5mm. (MI 312/142; Eim. 144; Platt II, type A, pp. 59-62). Much as made, good very fine, some light chasing, toned and very rare. Sir Richard Brown successfully commanded a small Parliamentary army in the Abingdon area and was present at the siege of Oxford. He was several times a Member of Parliament, but became disillusioned with the Parliamentary cause. At the Restoration he greeted Charles II on his entry to the City; he was created a baronet also elected Lord Mayor of London for 1660. An engraved portrait dated to 1647 and signed R.S. (NPG D27151), shows a very similar, though reversed portrait. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1148); ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby`s, 25 May 1977 (lot 73).

William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury, trial and execution, silver memorial medal, by John Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right in ecclesiastical robes and hat, GVIL LAVD ARCHIEPPISC CANTVAR X IAN 1644, rev., infant genii hold crown and mitre over London river panorama, SANCTI CAROLI PRÆCVRSOR, 58mm (MI 315/147; Eim 145; Platt II, pp. 189-90; vL II, 273; Weiss Fig 9). Very fine, die flaw below bust, edge bruise on reverse at 4 o`clock. Laud was arrested in 1640 but his trial did not begin until 12 March 1644. Found guilty of treason, he was executed on Tower Hill on 10 January, 1645. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, (lot 508)

General Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), 3rd Lord Fairfax, gilt-silver Military Reward, 1645, an oval badge, armoured bust three-quarters left, plain collar, leaf border both sides, raised on obverse, rev., armorial shield of Fairfax, Sr THO FAIRFAX Knt FOR KING & PARLmt, 36 x 23.5mm (MI 317/149; Platt II, type C, p. 103). Very fine. The image derived from the portrait by Robert Walker. Fairfax was a leading Parliamentarian general of the First and Second Civil Wars and Lord-General of the New Model Army. He refused to fight against Charles II in the Third Civil War and supported the Restoration. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

General Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), 3rd Lord Fairfax, silver Military Reward, 1645, an oval badge, by Thomas Simon, armoured bust left, plain collar, mantle tied at shoulder, THO FAIRFAX MILES MILIT PARL DVX GEN, rev., MERVISTI in three lines, POST HAC MELIORA 1645 around, 38.5 x 28.5mm (MI 317/150; Platt II, type A, p. 97). Very fine with a strong portrait, dark tone. Provenance: Bt. Lion Passant [Exeter], September, 2000.

General Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), 3rd Lord Fairfax, silver Military Reward, 1645, small oval badge, by Thomas Simon, armoured bust of Fairfax left, with plain collar and mantle fastened on left shoulder, rev., MERVISTI 1645, in four lines, POST HAC MELIORA around, 27 x 19mm (MI 318/151; pl. XXVII, 14; Eim. 146b; Platt II, type B, pp. 98-99). Very fine, rare. A Military reward bestowed by Parliament and the City of London on those who served with Fairfax at the battles of Marston Moor in 1644 and Naseby in 1645. Provenance: Bt. Lion Passant [Exeter], March, 2001.

John Campbell, Earl of Loudon (1598-1663), silver portrait medal, 1645, by Abraham Simon, signed AS on truncation, capped bust of Campbell, to left, wearing plain collar and doublet, rev., legend, IOHAN COM LOVDOVN SVMMVS SCOTIÆ CANCELLARIVS 1645, 36mm (MI 321/157; Eim. 148; CP 97/5; Platt II, p. 63), A strong portrait, cast and very lightly chased, good very fine and very rare. Campbell was a member of the General Assembly of 1638 and opposed the imposition of the new prayer book by Charles I and Archbishop Laud and the King`s interference with the traditions of the Scottish nobility. He became a leading spokesman for the Covenanter movement and was one of the seven Scottish nobles who signed a letter to the King of France requesting his aid. The discovery of this letter led to his arrest for treason and committal to the Tower but with the support of the Marquis of Hamilton he was released and permitted to return to Scotland. In 1641 he was appointed to be the Lord Chancellor of Scotland and was also First Commissioner of the Treasury and President of the Privy Council, positions he held till he was deposed at the Restoration in 1660. He was Chancellor of St. Andrew`s University. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1153).

Murrough O`Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin (1614-1674), silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, signed AS on truncation, armoured bust of Lord Inchiquin left, wearing lace cravat and sash, rev., legend and title as Lord President of the Province of Munster, 36mm. (MI 324/161; Eim. 150; Platt II, pp. 242-43; Brady 14-15, this piece). Cast and lightly chased, with old trace of mounting-mark at top, good very fine and very rare. The Earl of Inchiquin fought against the Catholic Rebels in Ireland in 1642 before changing to the Parliamentary forces. He was ruthless in the sacking and burning of several towns, earning the nickname "Murrough of the Burnings". He cleared the Catholics from Cork, Youghal and Kinsale. The medal`s reverse gives him the title of Lord President of the Province of Munster. On the Restoration he transferred his allegiance once more to the Crown but by then he was regarded as a traitor by both sides. He visited Rome seeking pardon from the Pope for his past atrocities and spent his remaining years in penance. The emergency coins issued in Ireland by the Lords Justices in 1642 are sometimes called "Inchiquin Money". For an account of the the medals, see Gerard Brady, The Lord Inchiquin Medal of 1646 (Abraham Simon), Numismatic Circular, March 1989, pp 41-43. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1154); ex G. D. Paterson, Christie`s, 25 November 1969; ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection, Glendining`s, 27 May 1957 (lot 221).

Albert Joachim (1560-1654), Ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces (aged 86), uniface cast silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, robed and bearded bust left, plain collar, hair short, rev., engraved inscription, THo PARR / AGED 152 / AND 2 MONETHS, 35mm (for the obverse see MI 324/162; Eimer 151; Platt II, pp. 178-79). Nearly very fine, a cast of considerable age. The inscription on the reverse is intriguing and fits well with this medal. Thomas Parr or Old Tom Parr (1483 (?) - 1635) of Winington in the Parish of Alberbury, was indeed reputed to be 152 years old at the time of his death, having lived on a diet of "subrancid cheese and milk in every form, coarse and hard bread and small drink, generally sour whey". He was said to have had an affair when he was over 100 years old and fathered a child born out of wedlock. After the death of his first wife, he married his child`s mother at the alleged age of 122. On his death Charles I arranged that he be buried in Westminster Abbey. See also the previous lot. The medal`s previous owner, James David Anthony [J. D. A.] Thompson, a curator at the Ashmolean Museum, would have relished the reverse inscription. Provenance: Ex. J. D. A. Thompson (d. 1970) Collection; ex. Glendining Auction, 3 October, 2002 (lot 1082).

Giles Strangways (1615-1675), imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1645-1648, large silver medal, 1648, by John Roettier, signed IAN. R . F, struck after the Restoration, draped bust right, ÆGIDIVS STRANGWAYS DE MELBVRY IN COM DORCESTER ARMIGER, rev., view of the White Tower of London flying Royal Standard, sun bursting from clouds above, DECVSQVE ADVERSA DEDERVNT, in ex., INCARCERATVS SEPT 1645 LIBERATVS APR 1648, 60.5mm (MI 333/177; Eim. 153; Platt II, pp. 291-92). Nearly extremely fine, small rim knock on reverse. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1155).

Charles I, the call to unanimity, silver medal, 1648, by Nicholas Briot, laureate bust right, CAROLVS I DG ANG SCOT FR ET HIB REX, signed B below, rev., three crowns of the kingdoms linked with cord, VNITÆ INVICTÆ, without date and rose at base, 28mm (MI 336/180; Eim. 154; Platt I, p. 213, type B). Extremely fine, scarce. Provenance: Bt. A. Howitt, September, 2011.

Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins], bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a hammer striking a diamond placed on an anvil, INEXPVGNABILIS, 42.5mm, (MI 340/187; cf Eim. 157; Platt I, type A, pp. 244-45), with integral ring for suspension. Very fine with original gilding, an extremely rare variety. This variety is made up of a combination of two medals, this obverse being found with the "Salamander Medal" (see following two lots); whilst the reverse is usually paired with a similar obverse, though it has a changed legend and the initials C - R before and behind the bust.

Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a salamander amid flames, CONSTANTIA CAESARIS IAN 30 1648, 42mm (MI 341/188; Eim. 157; Platt I, type B, pp. 244-45; Farquhar p. 270). Good very fine with original gilding, rare. Provenance: Bt. Spink Numismatic Circular (no. 5898); old dealer`s ticket (£3-10s) and old collector`s ticket, "Ex A H Baldwin Jan 1951".

Charles I, silver cliché Memorial medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, armoured bust of king left, mantle around shoulders, hair long, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET H REX, 36 x 30mm (MI 344/194; Platt I, type H, pp. 249-50). Good very fine and very rare. This is an unusual cliché striking of the obverse of what is normally a two-sided medal. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

Charles I, copper Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right wearing armour, hair long and love-lock falling over left shoulder, CAROL DG MB F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 51mm (MI 346/200; Eim. 162a; Platt I, type B, p. 262; Weiss, Fig. 1). Extremely fine, a little mottled toning to reverse. Traditionally described as by John Roettier, the medal is now believed to have been issued c.1695 by James and Norbert Roettier (cf A. Griffiths, "Advertisements for Medals in the London Gazette", The Medal, No. XV, pp.4-6). Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, August, 2003.

Charles I, gold Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Extremely fine and excessively rare in gold. The second known specimen, Platt records aother in the Ashmolean Museum. Provenance: Woolley & Wallis Auction, 31 January, 2007 (lot 680).

Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Extremely fine and toned. Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 23).

Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Somewhat buffed and mark in field on reverse, very fine.

Charles I, an oval silver memorial portrait cliché medallion, undated, by John Roettier, his bust right, in plain armour, hair long and love-lock over left shoulder, CAROLUS DG MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX GLORIA MEMO, and below bust, OBIT IA 30 1648 ÆTAT 49, 96 x 79mm (MI 347/202; Platt p. 107, this piece illustrated; Farquhar I, pp.276-277), in late 18th century glazed and ebonized frame. The surface a little crimped, good very fine and excessively rare. This piece is the earliest in a small group of extremely rare royal portrait medallions. Examples are known of Charles I, Charles II, James II, William III and Mary and they are discussed at some length in the text to MI plate CLXXXIII. Provenance: Spink Auction, 22-23 June, 2011 (lot 785).

Charles I, 1649, cast oval silver Memorial medal, of Dutch manufacture, bust of the King right, on stippled background, wearing armour and Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS REX, date 1649 below, rev., crowned crossed sceptres with CR at sides, lightly stippled background both sides, 43 x 37.5mm (M.I. - ; Platt - ; v.L. - ). A handsome medal, good very fine and apparently unrecorded. The portrait is virtually identical to the proceeding lot. The Morton & Eden catalogue refers to it being "indistinctly marked .I.P. (?) on truncation", but the present cataloguer feels this is more a roughness in the casting. Traces of the casting sprue remain on the edge between 8 and 9 o`clock. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1162)

Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, of German or Dutch manufacture, signed F, armoured and draped bust three-quarters left, hair long, lion shoulder-plate, legend in two lines around, F LEYDEN GOTT UND OBRIGKEIT - CARL I V G G KÖNIG VON ENGEL SCHOTT UND IRRLAND, rev., a seven-headed monster rampant over the decapitated head of Charles, the crown and sceptre beside it, BEY DES POFELS MACH TUND STREIT, 46mm (MI 352/210; Eim. 163; Platt I, p. 257; vL II, 321). Choice extremely fine with light tone. Provenance: Bt. T. Millet, List, June 2005 (no 220)

The Phoenix Medal, the death of Charles I and the accession of Charles II, silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust right, signed "R" below, CAROLVS I DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., a phoenix, wings spread, rises from the flames, CAROLVS II DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIBER REX - EX CINERIBVS, beaded border to both sides and diagonally milled edge, 31mm (MI 352/211; MI Plate XXX/12; Platt I, p. 253). Good very fine, perhaps better, grey tone and an exceptional rarity. Platt writes, "An excessively rare medal, known only in silver". MI lists two specimens, one in the Hunterian Collection, the other in the Bavarian Royal Collection, Munich [now housed in the Münchner Residenz]. The British Museum subsequently acquired their specimen in 1899 and it appears in the Plates to MI. The medal is hard to date, old obverse die medal displays a slight central die flaw from the top to bottom and another, more marked, extending from the beak of the phoenix to the edge (between HIBER and REX). The reverse is in a somewhat differing style and no other medals of the period have a milled edge. The dies may have broken, this would explain its rarity, but the theme of the medal with the name of Charles II linked with the image of a phoenix would not have been popular in Cromwellian England. Thomas Rawlins was believed to have moved to France by 1648 and although he returned to England in 1652 he was no reinstated as Chief Engraver at the Mint till after the Restoration in 1660. Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, January, 2014; A. Morris Collection; ex. Glendining`s. 22 January, 1996 (lot 555)

Philip II, of Spain and King of England, the siege of St. Quentin, silver medal, 1557, by Jacques Jonghelinck, laureate armoured bust of Philip to right, wearing Badge of the Golden Fleece on ribbon, PHILIPPVS DG HISP ET ANGLIÆ REX, rev., legend in 16 lines, small head of St. Quentin in centre, ANNO MDLVII DEN X TAG AVG WARD DVRCH KVNIG PHILIP ZV HISPAN VND ENGELLAND …, 35.5mm (MI 84/47; vL I, 17, 2; Smolderen 226/13). An excellent example, good very fine, toned and rare. The English government did not wish to be involved in the Spanish war against France, but Philip II had Mary authorize a small force, led by the Earl of Pembroke, which succeeded in capturing the town of St. Quentin in Picardy, Northern France. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 12 March, 2005 (lot 2463).

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate and armoured bust of Charles left, with lion shoulder-plate and Garter George on chain, CAROLVS DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI DE, rev., bust of Henrietta left, her hair tied back and curled at sides, wearing pearl necklace, signed below, HENRETTA MARIA DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REG, 42 x 31mm (cf MI 355/218 for obverse; MI 354/216 for reverse), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine, lightly chased the gilding light and contemporary and a seemingly unpublished variety. The Rawlins portrait of the King on this badge is found on others (see previous lot), sometimes with and sometimes without a border, but it is not recorded in this larger sized and with a legend. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver Royalist Badge, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles almost full-face, in armour and wearing Garter George on a ribbon, C - R to either side, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria, nearly full-face, wearing pearl necklace, lovelock on her right shoulder, M - R to either side, `civic` wreath border both sides, suspension loop and ring attached, 35 x 26.5mm (MI 357/222; Platt I, p. 199, type C; Farquhar I, 211). Very fine and very rare. Derek Allen attributed the medal to Thomas Simon. Provenance: Spink Auction, 26 September, 2012 (lot 832).

Charles I, silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar and close buttoned doublet, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., in imitation of engraving, crowned shield of Royal arms, Garter around, wreath border around to both sides, 57 x 40.5mm (MI 360/231; Eimer 167; Platt I, pp. 167-171), integral suspension loop. Some weakness to obverse legend, very fine.

Charles I, silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar and close buttoned doublet, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., in imitation of engraving, crowned shield of Royal arms, Garter around, plain rim, 28 x 37mm (MI 360/231; Eimer 167; Platt I, pp. 167-171), integral suspension loop. Very fine or nearly so.

Charles I, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar, wearing Garter Collar and George, CAROLVS DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI D, rev., large crown over shield of Royal arms within Garter, plain rim, 39.5 x 29mm (MI 360/232; Eim. 168; Platt I, pp. 160-61), a broken, but contemporary suspension loop replaces the original. The gilding part-worn, very fine and very rare.

Charles I, silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust of Charles right, wearing ornate lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI D, an additional engraved legend, "Semper idem - Martyr Populi" rev., the royal arms within Garter and crowned, additional engraved legend, "Ecclesiae - Patronus", wreath border with roses to both sides, 51.5 x 39.5mm (MI 360/232; Eim. 168; Platt I, pp. 167-171). A stunning example that has been mounted into an 18th century glazed frame with gold edge, original integral suspension loop protrudes, choice extremely fine. Medals with the additional engraved legend, added after the execution of the king, are extremely rare. The cataloguers of Spink Auction 8, 27 February, 1980, pointed out in the footnote to lot 393 (a similar though un-glazed example), that "examples are lacking from most of the important collections of historical medals". Prov: Bt. c. Eimer

Charles I, silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I left, incuse legend, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HI RX, rev., in incuse, crowned shield of arms within Garter, 31.5 x 23.5mm (MI 361/234; Platt I, p. 179), integral suspension loop (with much frayed black material attached) . Very fine and toned. The 1978 Spink ticket (in the present cataloguer`s own hand) states, though without any support, "ribband believed to be from the King`s cloak". Provenance: Ex Spink, 1978.

Charles I, small silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I right, falling lace collar over armour and Garter George on ribbon, rev., small crowned shield of arms within Garter, leaf border around both sides, 23 x 18.5mm (MI 362/238; Platt I, p. 289, type M), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine and very rare. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, List, April 2002 (no. 211).

Charles I, small silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of the King right, wearing lace collar, rev., central crown, legend in incuse in band around, LONG MAY KING CHARLES REIGNE, border around, additionally engraved initials E - B and date 1655, 27 x 18.5mm (MI 365/246; Platt I, p. 290, type S). Good very fine and extremely rare. Provenance: Bt Baldwin, August 2005.

Charles I, cast lead Military Reward or Badge, bust of Charles I right, rev., GOD BLES THE KING, with retrograde D and N, 34mm x 26mm (MI 367/251; Platt p.164, type B; NC XIII, pl. IV, 33). A delightfully naïve piece, very fine for issue and extremely rare. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 28 September, 2010 (lot 3003); Glendining Auction, 16 March, 1989 (lot 113).

Charles I, cast oval silver Royalist Badge, on a thick flan, bust of the King three-quarters left, long flowing hair, wearing a decorative falling lace collar and the ribbon of the Garter George, incuse legend, CAROLVS PRIMVS, rev., engraved with the Royal Arms, within a Garter and crowned, with C R to either side, striated field, raised rim to the edge, 34 x 23.5mm (MI - ; Eim. - ; Platt I, p. 178, type C). Good very fine, and a wonderfully visual piece. The portrait, three-quarters left, is not found on any other badges. Not listed in MI or MI plates, it is properly published by Platt for the first time. Helen Farquhar does not note it, nor did she have one in her collection. There were no examples in the Montagu or Murdoch Collections nor, more recently, Heckett or the "English Collector". Provenance: ?? Auction, (lot 921)

Prince Charles, oval silver Royalist badge, c. 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, young bust of the Prince left, long flowing hair, wearing richly decorated armour with lion shoulder-plate, Garter George on chain Collar, rev., royal armorial shield within Garter, large crown above, 49 x 34mm (MI 372/263; Platt I, p. 298; Farquhar, Folorn Hope, Pl XXIII, I), suspension loop and finial. A superb portrait badge, very fine, lightly chased and with even tone, extremely rare. The portrait is closely similar to that on the reverse of the "Forlorn Hope" Medal of 1643. Provenance: Bt. Spink; ex Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 394); ex J. M. Elger Collection; ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection, Glendining`s, 27 May 1957 (lot 14).

Charles I, Tower mint, Pattern Half-Groat, undated, Briot`s uncrowned bust right wearing ruff collar, CAR D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HI R, rev., crown above two interlocked C`s, signed `B` below between pellets, FIDEI DEFENSOR, 16.5mm (North 2687; S. 2856A). Nearly extremely fine, toned.

Charles I, Pattern gold Unite, or medal, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles left, wearing lace collar, lovelock falling over his left shoulder, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., ornately stamped in imitation of engraving, the royal arms within Garter, crown above, motto below, laurel border, 35mm, 10.7g (MI 373/266, silver only; North - ; Wilson & Rasmussen - ; Platt p. 274, type B). Unrecorded in gold and believed to be unique, die flaw or crease follows the monarch`s nose from X of REX to inner border, some tooling, obv, nearly extremely fine, rev. choice, excessively rare. The medal is not a rarity when found in silver, where it is referred to as a "so-called" pattern halfcrown, see lot 333.

Charles I, "So-Called" Pattern Halfcrown, or gilt-silver medal, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles left, wearing lace collar, lovelock falling over his left shoulder, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., ornately stamped in imitation of engraving, the royal arms within Garter, crown above, motto below, laurel border, 35.5mm (MI 373/266, silver only; North - ; Wilson & Rasmussen - ; Platt p. 274, type B). Nearly extremely fine, a little wear to gilding on reverse. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 15 October, 2002 (lot 983).

Charles I, pattern silver Unite or Shilling, by Abraham Vanderdoort [van der Doort], mm. lis, armoured bust left, long hair falling over lace collar, wearing ribbon of the Garter George, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, between crowned C - R, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 5.23g, 28mm (MI 374/269; SCBI Brooker 1240; North 2655; Platt - ). Strictly fine, has probably been a cherished pocket-piece. J.G. Booker Collection. Ex.``Clarendon`` Collection, pt. II, Bonhams Auction, 17 October, 2006 (lot 1269) Captain VIvian Hewitt Collection (dispersed in private sales by Spink & Son, c. late 1960s - early 1970s). Provenance: Bt. eBay, September 2007.

Charles I, the Juxon Medal, or pattern Five-Broads, a gilt-metal electrotype copy of the unique specimen (now in the British Museum), by Abraham Vanderdoort (?), bust of Charles left, long hair falling over a lace collar, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 39.5mm (MI 374/270; North 2653; Platt I, p. 278; Wilson & Rasmussen 18; Farquhar I, 178). Much as made, about extremely fine. MI [1885] attributed the medal to Thomas Rawlins, but it is now accepted as the work of Abraham Vanderdoort. The unique original, now in the British Museum, was handed by the king when on the scaffold, to William Juxon (1582-1663), Bishop of London, immediately prior to his execution. Provenance: Bt Spink, July, 2005.

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver counter, c. 1626-27, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, bust three-quarters right, in lace collar and broad hat, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., bust of the Queen three-quarters left, with high lace collar, earring and pearl necklace, MARIA DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, 27.5mm (MI 377/276). Very fine. Provenance: Lockdales Auction 76 (lot 1571).

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, the "Sovereigns of England", c. 1632, by or from the workshops of Simon and Willem de Passe; a silver counter box containing a set of silver gaming counters, in imitation of engraving, each depicting a standing figure and reverses with arms and details of the reign and place of burial; the box of openwork design, bust left within scrolled foliate border, the side with two panels showing fanciful animals and birds with scrolls around, the base a later restoration, with a medal of the Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, for the Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle, 1745, 32 wide x 25mm high; the counters, Edward the Confessor, Harold II, William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard II, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III - "BVRIED AT LECHESTER", Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, James I and Queen Anne, Prince Henry, Charles I and Henrietta Maria, Charles, Prince of Wales; together with Mary, Queen of Scots, Henry, Earl of Darnley, Frederick of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Bohemia and Charles Louis of Bohemia, 27mm (MI 379/281, for details of set), the whole contained in Georgian velvet-lined shagreen fitted case. The box generally in good order but some splits and small missing pieces of the scrollwork, the counters mostly very fine and very rare as a complete set. (qty) The unsigned medal obverse (base of the box), shows the bust of Prince Charles Edward right, CAROLUS WALLIÆ PRINCEPS - 1745, and rev., (inside base), Britannia at the shore, ships beyond, AMOR ET SPES, 30mm (MI.600/251; Eim. 595b; Woolf 59:1). The medal is listed in MI and elsewhere as the "Expected Arrival of the Young Pretender". The portrait is after a bust by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1680-1767). Provenance: Ex Collection Charles Lee (one time president of the British Antique Dealers` Association), Sotheby Auction, 28 November, 2001.

Philip II of Spain and King of England, silver counter, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, c. 1639, in imitation of engraving, half-length crowned bust right, holding sword and orb, PHILLIP KIN OF SPANNA, rev., the Spanish arms crowned, within Garter, decorative border, 25mm (cf MI 380/282 - the set). Very fine and rare. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 5 - 6 June, 2013 (lot 580, part)

The Trial of John Lilburn (1615-1657), silver medal, 1649, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, bust of Lilburne left, in doublet and plain collar, legend around in three concentric circles, IOHN LILBORNE SAVED BY THE POWER OF THE LORD AND THE INTEGRITY OF HIS IVRY WHO ARE IVGES OF LAW AS WEL AS FACT OCT 26 1649, rev., central rose, the names of the Jurymen around in four concentric circles, MYLES . PETTY . STE . ILES . ABR . SMITH . ION . KING . NIC . MVRIN . THO . DAINTY . EDM . KEYSAR . EDW . PARKINS . RAL . PACKMAN . WIL . COMINS . SY . WEEDON . HEN . TOWLEY . OCTOBER . 26 . 1649, 33.5mm (MI 385/3; Eimer 167; Platt II, p. 202; Fearon 99.1). An unusually nice specimen of this medal struck on low relief, nearly extremely fine. John Lilburn, political agitator and "Leveller" who fought for "Freeborn Rights". He was acquitted of the charge of High Treason for libeling Cromwell and Ireton.

The Trial of John Lilburn (1615-1657), small oval gilt-silver medal, 1649, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, bust left wearing lace collar, rev., shield of arms, OCTOBER 26 1649, 25 x 21.5mm (MI 386/4; Platt II, p. 202-03; Vertue pl. XXII, B). Very fine and extremely rare. See footnote to previous lot . Provenance: Bt Classical Numismatic Group, July, 2005; ex Spink NC, March 1979 (No. 3100) and ex Papillon Collection (but not in Bonhams auction).

Henry Ireton (1611-1651), Lord-Deputy of Ireland, cast oval silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, bust of Ireton left, QVID TIBI RETRIBVAM, rev., soldier climbing a rock and setting fire to the roof of a cottage, a battle in the distance, IVSTITIA NECESSITAS Q IVBET, 29mm x 27.5mm (MI 387/6; Eim - ; Platt II, pp. 173-77). Extremely fine and extremely rare. Henry Ireton, MP for Appleby, 1645; Commissary General, 1645 (promoted on the day of the Battle of Naseby); Lord-Deputy of Ireland, 1650. He was born at Attenborough, near Nottingham, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, before moving to the Middle Temple in 1629. He fought at Marston Moor, the second Battle of Newbury, Naseby and the Siege of Bristol. In 1646 he married Cromwell`s daughter Bridget (1624-1662). Ireton accompanied Cromwell to Ireland in 1649, was present at the Storming of Drogheda and Wexford, and assumed command in 1650, on Cromwell`s return to England. In the summer of 1651 he resumed the Siege of Limerick but was to die there of a fever on the 26th November. He was buried at Westminster Abbey but at the Restoration, as a regicide, his body was exhumed and hanged at Tyburn. An unpublished uniface portrait medal of Ireton was sold by Morton & Eden, 14 June, 2007 (lot 590). Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 11).

Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, small uniface oval silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, bust left, THE LORD OF HOSTS, 18th century striking from original dies, 24mm x 20.5mm (MI 391/13; Eim. 181b; Farquhar I, 220). Nearly extremely fine, usual signs of die damage above head, toned. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1254)

Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, cast silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, armoured bust of Oliver Cromwell to left, WORD AT DVBAR - THE LORD OF HOSTS - SEPTEM Y 3 1650, rev., the Speaker seated facing, in the assembled chamber of Parliament, 28mm x 35mm, 18th century striking (MI 392/14; Eim. 181a; H & P pl. 30, 7; Platt I, p. 312-14). Very fine and a contemporary or near contemporary example. Provenance: Glendining`s Auction, 13 September, 2001 (lot 115).