Historical Medals

Restoration of the Monarchy, 1660, a struck silver medal by T. Simon [formerly known as a Pattern Broad], laureate bust right, wearing Garter badge over armour, hair falling over shoulder, signed s below, rev. magna opera domini, crowned shield of arms, edge plain, 29mm, 7.20g (Lessen, BNJ 1995, type Ba; Nathanson p.34; MI I, 463/59; N 2776). High points of obverse rubbed, otherwise very fine and toned, rare [slabbed NGC AU 55] £1,200-£1,500

M. Lessen Collection, Part 4, DNW Auction 186, 21 January 2021, lot 1225 [from Baldwin August 1994]