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Click here to subscribeMarriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a silver badge, unsigned, crowned bust of Charles left between CR crowned, pace trivmphans, rev. draped bust of Catherine left, crown before, fvtvri spes, 31 x 28mm, 4.51g (Platt II, p.354; MI I, 483/96; E 225). Traces of old gilding, better than very fine £200-£300
Tribute to Henrietta Maria of Bourbon, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, similar to last, 29mm, 5.90g (Platt I, p.119, type A; MI I, 249/23; E 110); Birth of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal, unsigned (attributed to N. Briot), similar to lot 15, 30mm, 3.88g (Platt I, p.127, type A; MI I, 253/34; E 115) [2]. Fine or better, second creased £100-£150
Royalist Supporter, c. 1660, a cast and chased silver badge, unsigned, bust of unknown man left, rev. royal arms on shield, crown above between C R, 18 x 16mm, 2.25g (Platt II, p.359; MI I, 598/282). Very fine and very rare £300-£400 --- Although no specific attribution for this portrait has been given, Hawkins states that it is most probably an adherent of the Royalist cause.
The Trial and Acquittal of John Lilburne, London, 1649, a struck silver medal, unsigned [by D. Ramage after T. Simon], draped bust left, 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. myles petty ste iles abr smith ion king, etc around central rose, 34mm, 12.87g (Platt II, p.202, type A [A1, this item]; MI I, 385/3; E 177). Nearly very fine, rare £1,000-£1,200 --- John Lilburne (1614-57), a Puritan who converted to the Quaker religion in the year before his death, fought for the Parliamentarians in the Civil War and was present at Edge Hill and Marston Moor, although between these two engagements he had been captured by royalists while in the parliamentary garrison at Brentford. An agitator for the the freeborn rights of Englishmen, he spent most of the later 1640s incarcerated in the Tower for denouncing his former military commander, the Earl of Manchester, as a royalist sympathiser. A campaign to free him spawned a new political party, the Levellers, which had a strong following in the New Model Army although Lilburne had begun to see the reality of life under Cromwell’s diktat and his supporters actively agitated for King Charles’s son, in exile in France, to finance the Leveller movement. Parliament passed a motion for Lilburne to be tried for high treason, as the King had been, but unlike the case of the monarch, a jury of 12 would decide Lilburne’s fate. The trial, which started on 24 October 1649, lasted two days and the jury, whose names are on the reverse of the medal, found him not guilty. For the next two years Lilburne remained politically inactive, but after a dispute concerning the ownership of collieries in his native County Durham, he was sentenced to pay a fine of £3,000 to the state and was banished for life.
The Trial and Acquittal of John Lilburne, London, 1649, an oval struck silver-gilt medal, unsigned [by D. Ramage after T. Simon], draped bust left, iohn lilborne, rev. october 26 1649, family arms in shield, 25 x 22mm, 5.24g (Platt II, p.202, type B; MI I, 386/4; E 178). Some light scratches above shield, very fine and very rare £1,200-£1,500 --- These medals were attributed to Simon by Vertue, and the portraiture (bust punch) is certainly Simon’s work. Hawkins was sceptical, however, and rightly so. Later studies show that these medals were almost certainly the first major work of David Ramage (cf. DNW 160, 411), incorporating as they do punches for symbols also used on Ramage’s trade tokens. This would have been a private commission, probably sponsored by Lilburne himself.
Cromwell, Lord General, 1650, a round uniface copper restrike (c. 1738 or later) of the oval medal by T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, oli cromwell milit parl dvx gen, 36mm (Platt I, p.336; Lessen p.93, Gp B and pl. xvi, 6; MI I, 388/7; E 180a). Die flaw partly tooled out, very fine or better £150-£200 --- The die is thought to have broken before any medals could be struck from it, a view supported by the absence of a reverse. It is believed to have been taken to Holland in 1720 where restrikes in gold, silver and copper were produced, normally on round flans. Oval strikings are considered to have been made later (see M. Lessen, ‘The Cromwell Lord General Medal by Simon’, BNJ 1979, pp.87-98).
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a small uniface oval silver restrike medal, mid-18th century, after T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed t.simon.f below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, 26 x 22mm, 7.59g (Platt I, p.327, type K; MI I, 391/13; E 181b2). Good very fine £100-£150
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large silver restrike medal, late 19th century (?), after T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed tho.simon.fe below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, rev. view of the Long Parliament, 34 x 28mm, 16.71g (Platt I, p.328, type M, this item; Lessen, BNJ 1981, pp.123-4 and pl. xiv; Henfrey pl. i, 1; MI I, 392/14; E 181, note). Good very fine; suspension loop added £120-£150
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large cast silver medal by T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed tho.simon.fe below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, rev. view of the Long Parliament, 34 x 29mm, 9.35g (Platt I, p.329, type O [O1, this item]; Lessen, BNJ 1981, p.119; Henfrey pl. i, 1; MI I, 392/14; E 181a2). About fine £120-£150
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large oval silver restrike medal, mid-18th century, after T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed t.simon.f below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, 32 x 27mm, 9.91g (Platt I, p.329, type P; MI I, 392/14; E 181). Struck on a cast flan, nearly very fine, cleaned £80-£100
Major-General John Lambert, 1653, a small uniface oval silver portrait medal, by J. Stuart after Thomas Simon, bare head left with short, curled hair, lambert behind, 25 x 22mm (Platt II, pp.182-3, type E; MI I, 405/39 var.). Extremely fine, toned and very rare, contained in its original shagreen case, this with an old inked label, ‘M G Lambert’ £300-£400 --- John Lambert (1619-84) was a leading Parliamentary general during the Civil War and the principal architect of the Protectorate, the form of republican government which existed from 1653 to 1659. He first distinguished himself in encounters with the Royalists at Bradford in March 1644, and he fought bravely in the major Parliamentary victory at Marston Moor in July. A major-general at the age of 28, he helped Henry Ireton draw up the “Heads of the Proposals,” a draft constitution aimed at reconciling the conflicting interests of the army, Parliament and the king. At the beginning of the second phase of the Civil War in 1648, Lambert was commander of the troops of northern England. He routed the Scottish Royalist invaders at Preston in August and, on 22 March 1649, he captured Pontefract, the last Royalist stronghold in England. Second in command under Cromwell during the campaigns against the Royalists in Scotland in 1650 and 1651, Lambert was also at Worcester on 3 September 1651, when the future Charles II was defeated in the final battle of the Civil War. Lambert was a key figure during the Commonwealth but in 1657 outspokenly opposed the proposal that Cromwell be made king. In June 1662, he was sentenced to death for his part in the Civil War but was granted a reprieve and spent the rest of his life in prison.
Lord Protector, 1653, a cast silver medal by T. Simon, armoured and draped bust of Cromwell left, signed tho:simon:f below, olivervs dei gra reipvb angliæ sco et hib & protector, rev. pax qværitvr bello, lion séjant displaying arms, 39mm, 7.78g (Platt I, pp.338-9, type B [B4, this item]; Lessen type 5; MI I, 409/45; E 188b). A later cast, worked in fields, otherwise nearly very fine £100-£150
James Ashe, 1656, a small uniface oval silver portrait medal, by J. Stuart in imitation of a 17th century medal, bare-headed bust left, with long hair, iacobvs aschevs æt 56, 36 x 30mm (MI I, p.422). Extremely fine and very rare, contained in a contemporary shagreen case £300-£400 --- When making his series of restitutional medals, it would seem that Stuart was misinformed and copied a Dutch medal of one James Pasch, aged 36, and made him into James Ashe, aged 56. Ashe was an important figure in the history of Bath, being elected MP in 1640 and again in 1656. He was later appointed Recorder for the City. He married Margerey Harrinton in 1652.
Demands of Charles I for an Increase in Naval and Military Forces, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, crowned small square-topped shield within collar of the Thistle, all surrounded by the Garter, carolvs d g ang sco fran et hib rex fidei def, rev. regit vnvs viroque, crossed sceptre and trident united by a cord, date in exergue, 28mm, 5.29g (Platt I, p.120, type B [B1, this item]; MI I, 250/27; SCBI Brooker 1260; N 2676). Nearly extremely fine and attractively toned £500-£700 --- Often catalogued as a pattern shilling, this medallion was struck to commemorate the King’s petitioning of parliament to increase expenditure on the army and navy.
Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a large struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, armoured bust left, olivar d g rp ang sco hiberniæ protector, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, 49mm, 47.29g (Platt II, p.26, type C [C1, this item]; Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 1/2; Henfrey pl. v, 5; MI I, 435/85; v. Loon II, 420; E 200). Extremely fine, toned £1,000-£1,200
Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a struck silver-gilt medal, c. 1731, by J. Dassier, laureate draped bust left, signed i · dassier · f ·, olivarius cromwell, rev. infant genii surrounding decorated and inscribed monument, 38mm, 31.28g (Platt II, pp.29-30, type A; Eisler I, 265/35; MI I, 435/87; E 203). Only peripheral traces of gilding, good very fine £400-£500 --- Part of Dassier’s Kings and Queens of England series
Charles II, Restoration, 1660, a cast silver medal, unsigned [by T. Rawlins], armoured and draped bust right, carolvs ii d g magnæ brit fra et hib rex, rev. tandem riverescet, three crowns on leafless oak-tree, sun above, 34mm, 14.76g (MI I, 453/38; E 215b). Suspension loop removed at 12 o’clock, some wear to gilding, fine or better £100-£150
Charles II, Embarkation at Scheveningen, 1660, a hollow cast silver medal by P. van Abeele, armoured bust almost full-face, hair long, wearing silk cravat and the Garter George from a heavy chain, carolvs ii d g magnæ brit fra et hib rex, rev. in nomine meo exaltabitvr cornu eius, Fame flying over fleet under sail, with trumpet and banner, beneath a shell inscribed s m is uit hollant van scheveling afgevaren naer sijn conincrijken, ao 1660 juni 2, edge signed pva f, 70mm, 70.98g (Platt p.357; MI I, 455/44; v. Loon II, 462; MH 42; E 210). Usual air-hole in edge, extremely fine, an attractive specimen £1,200-£1,500 --- On the 2nd of June Charles II and his court embarked at Scheveningen following his restoration to the English throne. The King sailed on board the Naseby which as a result of this journey was renamed the Royal Charles.
Charles II, Landing at Dover, 1660, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, bust right with long hair within ornate laurel branches, carolvs ii d g magn britann franc et hibern rex, inner legends devm providentia atq misericordia vivo and anno reseratæ salvtis 1660 die 29 maii, rev. si devs est cvstos qvis mevs hostis erit, warriors representing England, Scotland and Ireland with sceptre, sword and three crowns, greet the King approaching in a ship, in the distance Dover Castle with the eye of Providence above, 57mm, 63.62g (Platt II, p.357; MI I, 457/48; MH 1919/46; v. Loon II, 464). A few minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine, lightly toned and very rare, a most attractive medal £1,200-£1,500
Charles II, Restoration, Gigantomachia, 1660, a cast silver medal by G. Bower, bust left with hair long, draped in robes of the Garter, carolvs ii dei gratia mag br fra et hib rex, rev. Jupiter, seated on his eagle, hurls thunderbolts upon the giants who lie prostrate in a desolate landscape, without legend, signed g bower f, ornamental border both sides, 64mm, 99.97g (Platt II, p.357; MI I, 458/50; E 213). A contemporary cast of this extremely rare medal, edge knock at 5 o’clock on reverse, nearly extremely fine £2,000-£3,000 --- In Greek mythology, the Gigantomachia was the battle between the Gods and the Giants. The reverse of this medal portrays Zeus striking the Giants with thunderbolts, a representation of Charles taking revenge on the Regicides - those responsible for the execution of his father. Bower creates a strange and sombre landscape littered with the elongated corpses of the defeated Giants - an odd and slightly disturbing image, and most unusual for the time.
Order of the Garter Augmented by the Star, 1629, a silver medal, unsigned [by N. Briot], crowned bust of Charles I right, wearing ruff, ornate ermine cloak and Order of the Garter, carolvs i d g ang scot fran et hib rex fidei def, rev. prisci decvs ordinis avctvm, Garter Star, date in exergue, 29mm, 6.86g (Platt I, p.122, type A [A2, this item]; MI I, 253/33; E 113). Very fine, toned £600-£800 --- This medal marks the occasion of the king’s order converting the badge of the Order of the Garter into a star that could be worn on the cloaks of the members at all times. Previously, the badge had only been worn on important ceremonial occasions.
Charles II, Restoration, Moses, 1660, a silver medal, unsigned [by T. Rawlins], Moses watches the Israelites making bricks while being beaten by their Egyptian taskmasters, cvm dvplicatvr onvs redit moyses, rev. in æter memor caroli ii ma br franc et hibern clementissimi regis reds 29 maii 1660 in eight lines within oak wreath, 31mm, 8.57g (MI I, 462/56; v. Loon II, 464; E 217). Very fine, toned £800-£1,000 --- Hawkins assigns this medal to Simon but with no evidence of any sort. However Grueber, in the 1911 MI Plates, ascribes it to Thomas Rawlins, comparing it with Rawlins’ Restoration medals, an attribution which makes far more sense.
General George Monck, 1660, a cast silver medal, unsigned [by A. and T. Simon], armoured bust right, no initials on truncation, no legend, rev. georgivs monke omnivm copiarvm in anglia scotia et hibernia dvx svpremvs et thalassiarcha æta 52 1660 in seven lines, 33mm, 13.05g (Platt II, p.220, type B; cf. MI I, 465/63). An early cast with a small fault on the reverse, good very fine and rare £400-£500 --- George Monck (1608-70) was governor of Dublin under Charles I and represented the Royalist cause in Ireland but was captured in 1644 and imprisoned. After his release in 1646 he joined the Parliamentarians and became military commander in Ireland and Scotland, being present at Dunbar with Cromwell. Following the fall of Richard Cromwell, Monck broke with the new military government established in 1659 and led his troops south from the Scottish border early in 1660 to restore a free Parliament and to negotiate the return of Charles II from France. For these services Monck was awarded the title Duke of Albemarle and was made a Knight of the Garter. Although unsigned, this medal is definitely by Simon (others with the TS signature read differently).
General George Monck, c. 1660, an electrotype copy of an oval cast and chased silver-gilt medal, unsigned (by T. or A. Simon), bust right, rev. armorial shield surmounted by ducal coronet, stippled background and wreathed border both sides, 38 x 34mm (Platt II, p.222, type D [D2, this item]; cf. MI I, 466/64). With integral suspension loop, good very fine £80-£100 --- An example of this medal in bronze, but without the loop, is held by the National Army Museum (Acquisition no. NAM 1984-08-62-1).
Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a struck silver medal by T. Simon, crowned bust right, signed ts on truncation, carolvs ii d g ang sco fr et hi rex, rev. everso missvs svccvrrere seclo xxiii apr 1661, King enthroned, being crowned by Peace, 29mm, 9.23g (Platt II, p.354; Lessen, BNJ 1995, type A, and pl. 9, 1; Nathanson p.34; MI I, 472/76; E 221). Nearly extremely fine £400-£500
Marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a silver medal, unsigned [by G. Bower], conjoined busts right, carolvs ii et catharina d g mag brit fr et hib rex et regina, rev. maiestas et amor, Jupiter seated amongst clouds, with an eagle, greeting Venus and Cupid, 27mm, 6.57g (Platt II, p.354; MI I, 481/92; E 226). Light scratch in obverse field, very fine or better £200-£300 --- The reverse legend is taken from a couplet by Ovid: “The pride of Empire and the charms of love / Dwell not together, nor together move”
Marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Charles right, carolvs ii dei g mag bri fran et hib rex, rev. catharina d g mag bri fran et hiber regina, draped bust of Catherine right, wearing necklace, 43mm, 40.08g (MI I, 489/111; v. Loon II, 471; E 224). A few minor surface and rim and edge marks, good very fine, rare £400-£500 --- Perhaps the medal referred to in Edmund Waller’s contemporary poem ‘Epigram upon the Golden Medal’
Battle of Lowestoft, 1665, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], laureate and draped bust of Charles II right, carolvs secvndvs d g mag bri fran et hib rex, rev. pro talibvs avsis, King dressed as a Roman general standing at right, watching battle from the shore, 62mm, 92.59g (MI I, 503/139; E 230). Some minor field and rim marks, good very fine £800-£1,000 --- On 3 June 1665, a British fleet under the Duke of York, Prince Rupert and the Earl of Sandwich defeated the Dutch off Lowestoft. Nineteen of the Dutch ships were either destroyed or captured. This medal was struck as a Naval Reward, in both gold and silver, and presented to officers of the rank of Captain or above who had ‘signalized themselves in the engagement’. MI states that ‘these medals are purposely without date, or any peculiarity of design, that they might be equally applicable on any occasion ‘for any such enterprises’ [pro talibus ausis].
Birth of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal, unsigned (attributed to N. Briot), cruciform shields, hactenvs anglorvm nvlli, rev. honor prin mag brit fra et hib nat 29 mai ann 1630, legend in tablet with decorative scroll surround, 30mm, 4.78g (Platt I, p.127, type A [A5, this item]; MI I, 253/34; E 115). Long ago cleaned and now retoned, good very fine £120-£150 --- MI states that the style of the design of these pieces suggests that the dies were made in Holland.
Laudatory Medal, c. 1683, in silver, by J. Roettiers, armoured bust of Charles II right, with long hair, in armour and mantle, signed jr on truncation, carol ii d g angl scot fran et hib rex, rev. Royal arms within Garter, lion and unicorn supporters at sides, crest above, diev et mon droit on scroll below, 53mm, 67.07g (MI I, 595/277; E 267). Evidence of suspension loop removal on edge at 12 o’clock, nearly very fine, obverse with patchy toning £400-£600 --- The exact purpose of this medal has always been unclear; perhaps it was intended for distribution as the personal gift of the King, or as a reward for loyal service.
Archbishop Sancroft and the Seven Bishops, 1688, cast silver medals (2), by G. Bower, bust right, gvil sancroft archiespisc cantvar 1688, rev. busts of the seven bishops (Bath and Wells, Bristol, Chichester, Ely, London, Peterborough, St Asaph) in medallions, edge plain, both 49mm, 20.60g, 20.51g (MI I, 622/37; E 288b) [2]. Good very fine and nearly very fine £150-£200
Birth of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal, unsigned (attributed to N. Briot), cruciform shields, rays in angles, hactenvs anglorvm nvlli, rev. in honor caro princ mag bri fr et hi nat 29 maii 1630, legend within decorative scroll surround, 30mm, 4.21g (Platt I, p.128, type B [B5, this item]; MI I, 254/35; E 116). Very fine, toned £100-£120 --- The addition of the rays coming from behind the shields is thought to allude to the appearance of the planet Venus at the exact time that the King left St Paul’s Cathedral after the Service of Thanksgiving.
Birth of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal, unsigned (attributed to N. Briot), cruciform shields, rays in angles, hactenvs anglorvm nvlli, rev. in honor caro princ mag br fra et hi nat 29 maii 1630, legend within decorative scroll surround, 24mm, 1.94g (Platt I, p.129, type C [C4, this item]; MI I, 254/36; E 116). Good very fine, scarce £150-£200
Baptism of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal by N. Briot, crowned cruciform shields, rays in angles, hactenvs anglorvm nvlli, signed b, rev. mem caroli prin magn britann franc hibern nati xxix maii baptiz xxvii ivn mdcxxx s in eight lines across field, 29mm, 7.19g (Platt I, p.131, type A [A2, this item]; MI I, 255/38; E 117). Good very fine and attractively toned £150-£180
Dominion of the Sea, 1630, a cast and chased silver medal by N. Briot, bareheaded bust of Charles I right with long hair, draped and wearing intricate lace collar, nb on shoulder, carolvs d g ang sco fran et hib rex fidei defensor, rev. nec meta mihi qvæ terminvs orbi, ship at sea under full sail, date in exergue, 27mm, 3.76g (Platt I, p.125, type E; MI I, 257/43; E 119). Nearly very fine, rare £200-£300 --- These medals were a royal statement asserting Britain’s authority over the seas adjoining the country - a precursor of ‘Rule Britannia’.
Charles I, Scottish Coronation, 1633, a struck silver medal by N. Briot, crowned bust left, wearing intricate lace collar and Order of the Thistle, carolvs d g scotiæ angliæ fr et hib rex, rev. hinc nostræ crevere rosæ, thistle plant, date below, signed b, 29mm, 9.31g (Platt I, p.133, type B [B4, this item]; Jones 156; MI I, 266/60; E 123). Very fine with light peripheral toning £300-£400 --- The Coronation took place at the Palace of Holyrood House, Edinburgh, on 18 June 1633.
Charles I, Return to London, 1633, a cast silver medal by N. Briot, king on horseback left, holding sceptre in right hand, Eye of Providence above, plumed helm on flowery ground below, carolvs avgvstiss invictiss mag brit fran et hib monarcha, rev. sol orbem rediens sic rex illvminat vrbem, sun shines on a panoramic view of the city of London seen from Southwark, with old St Paul’s and, to the right, London Bridge, 42mm, 22.89g (Platt I, p.136, type B; MI I, 266/62; E 124). Very fine with a small neat piercing for suspension £600-£800 --- This medal commemorates the King’s return to the city after his Progress to Scotland and his Coronation in Edinburgh.
Baptism of Prince James, 1633, a silver medal by N. Briot, Princes’s arms in ornately garnished shield, coronet above, non sic mille cohortes, rev. iacobvs dvx ebor nat 15 oct baptiz 24 nov 1633 within wreath of lilies and roses, 30mm, 2.76g (Platt I, p.140, type A; MI I, 268/65; Jones 163; E 126b). Good very fine and toned £200-£300 --- The date of the prince’s birth is given, in error, as the 15th of October rather than the 14th.
William Juxon, Bishop of London, 1637, a silver medal by N. Briot, conjoined arms of the See of London and those of Juxon, mitre above, gvil lond epvs et angliæ thesavr, rev. non dormit qvi cvstodit, hand issuing from cloud holding a crozier on which stands a stork with a pebble in one claw, view of London beyond, with old St Paul’s to left, 28mm, 6.06g (MI I, 279/85; Jones 169). Very fine, toned, rare £400-£600 --- William Juxon (1582-1663) was Bishop of London from 1633-49. He had been appointed Lord High Treasurer in 1635 and MI suggests this counter could have been used in the Treasury. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1636 to 1638 and attended Charles I on the scaffold. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury following the Restoration, he crowned Charles II at the Coronation in 1661.
Scottish Rebellion Extinguished, [1639], a cast silver medal by T. Simon, undated, King on horseback left, trampling arms, signed s on cuirass on ground, carolvs d g mag brit fran et hib rex, rev. qvos devs, hand issuing from clouds holding cord linking a rose and a thistle, 30mm, 7.45g (Platt I, p.150, type B; MI I, 282/91; E 134a). Surfaces rough, good fine or better £300-£400 --- Struck to commemorate the end of the First Bishops’ War (May-June 1639), which closed with the Treaty of Berwick. The reverse shows the rose and thistle joined by a cord tied by a hand from above - the divine reunion of England and Scotland.
Dominion of the Sea, 1639, a cast and chased silver-gilt medal by N. Briot, armoured bust of Charles I right, wearing large plain collar, carolvs i d g mag britann fran et hib rex, rev. nec meta mihi qvæ terminvs orbi, ship in full sail right, 60mm, 40.82g (Platt I, pp.147-8, type A [A5, this item]; MI I, 285/97; MH 29; E 136). Possibly plugged above head, otherwise about very fine with dark (artificial?) toning £600-£800
Peace Treaty with Spain, 1604, a cast silver medal by N. Hilliard, bust of James I three-quarters right wearing flamboyant plumed hat, iacobvs d g ang sco fr et hib re[x], rev. hinc pax copia claraq religio, Religion, holding cross and beacon, facing Peace supporting a cornucopiæ, date below, 41mm, 12.20g (MI I, 193/15 var.; E 84). Set in a contemporary (?) openwork frame, some tooling marks in obverse field, very fine and very rare £400-£600 --- This is a more elaborate variant of the standard medal, with ornamented hat brim and tunic and stippled background to the reverse field and date.
Marriage of William of Orange and Princess Mary, 1641, a silver medal by J. Blum, standing figures face each other, hands clasped, dove and rays above, view of Palace of Whitehall in background, albionum genuit rex me summusque monarcha carolus et sponsam me iubet esse tuam : princeps me henricus genuit fortissimus heros nassoviæ et sponsum me iubet esse tuum, in exergue, londini desponsati wilhelm’ et maria, anno 1641 12 mai, rev. bellonam princeps pallas pedibus ierit et pax iloret et alma ceres consert sacro alite fruges, William as Pallas stands amidst trophies and receives olive branch from Peace, in exergue, novi imperii auspicio bono, 72mm, 95.57g (MI I, 287/100; v. Loon II, 251; E 137). Some light tooling in fields, nearly extremely fine £800-£1,000 --- William and Mary were married at Whitehall Palace on Sunday 2 May 1641.
Peace or War, 1643, a struck silver medal by T. Rawlins, laureate draped bust of Charles I right, signed r below, carolvs d g ang sco fr et hib rex, rev. in vtrvmqve paratvs, crossed sword and olive-branch between c r crowned, date in exergue, 29mm, 9.03g (Platt I, pp.205-6, type A [A5, this item]; MI I, 308/134; E 142). A few minor surface marks, good very fine and toned £400-£600 --- This medal, issued soon after Prince Rupert’s taking of Bristol, and bearing the symbols of the olive branch and the sword, appears to have been intended to announce the king’s confidence in his own position and readiness to embark on either of two alternative courses. The copper specimen dated 1660 [lot 34] may be a restatement of this position from his son, even before his Coronation.
Archbishop Laud Executed, 1644/5, a silver medal by J. Roettiers [struck c. 1680], bust right in cap and robes, gvill lavd archiepisc cantvar x ian 1644, rev. sancti caroli præcvrsor, infant genii carrying mitre and crozier to Heaven, below, a distant view of London, 58mm, 83.07g (Platt II, p.190, type B [B8, this item]; MI I, 315/147; E 145). A few minor surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine £400-£600 --- William Laud (1573-1645) was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Charles I in 1633, he was a key advocate of the king’s religious reforms. A firm believer in episcopalianism, or rule by bishops, his views were designed to enforce uniformity within the Church of England, as outlined by Charles. Often highly ritualistic, these were precursors to what are now known as high church views. He opposed Calvinism and was regarded by Puritan clerics and laymen as a formidable and dangerous opponent. Arrested by Parliament in 1640, he was executed towards the end of the First Civil War in January 1644/5.
Chief Justice Sir Robert Heath, 1645, a contemporary oval cast and chased silver medal by T. Rawlins, bust left, wearing cap and official robes, effig r heath mil cap ivs d banc reg, beneath ætat svæ 71, 1645, signed r, rev. [in imitation of engraving] armorial shield of Heath within laurel branches, 32 x 25mm, 6.52g (Platt II, p.150, type A [A1, this item]; MI I, 319/154). No suspension loop, good very fine and extremely rare £1,200-£1,500 --- Sir Robert Heath (1575-1649) was appointed Solicitor-General in 1621 and became Lord Chief Justice in 1643, before being dismissed by Parliament in 1645. In 1629 Charles I granted to him the Colony of Carolina but he made no attempt to colonise it; the grant was therefore forfeited upon his death.
Albert Joachim, 1646, a cast silver medal, 18th century (perhaps by J. Stuart) after A. and T. Simon, armoured bust left, plain collar, signed a s on truncation, no legend, rev. 1646 alb ioachimi eq fæderat belg post varias in evrop legat iam ordinar in brit an 22 æt 86 in seven lines, 38mm, 24.53g (Platt II, pp.178-9, type A; MI I, 324/162; E 151). Very fine £200-£300 --- Albert Joachim (1560-1654), ambassador of the United Provinces. When Baron de Reede and William Boreel came from Holland to hold negotiations between Charles I and Parliament in 1644, the aged Joachim was especially attached to the mission as an advisor.
Release of Giles Strangways, 1648, a silver medal by J. Roettiers [struck c. 1670], cuirassed and draped bust right, ægidivs strangways de melbvry in com dorcestr armiger, signed ian r f, rev. decvsqve adversa dedervnt, in exergue, incarceratvs sept 1645 liberatvs apr 1648, view of the White Tower, the Royal Standard flying, sun piercing clouds above, 60mm, 77.35g (Platt pp.291-2, type B [B1, this item]; MI I, 333/177; E 153). Extremely fine, rare £1,000-£1,200 --- Giles Strangways (1615-75) commanded a regiment of horse in the west of England but was then heavily fined by Parliament and imprisoned in the Tower for some two years. After the Restoration he became MP for Dorset. The dies for this medal are still held in the British Museum.
Death of Charles I, 1649, a silver medal, unsigned [probably by T. Rawlins], bare-headed cuirassed bust left with lion’s head on shoulder, two roses in legend above, svccessor vervs vtrivsqve, rev. constantia cæsaris ian 30 1648, salamander left amid flames, 41mm, 14.44g (Platt I, p.245, type B [B2, this item]; MI I, 341/188; E 157). Suspension loop removed at 12 and trace of mount (?) at 6 o’clock, good fine, rare £200-£300 --- The salamander was frequently adopted as an emblem of fortitude and patience under sufferings.
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