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23 November 2022
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, large copper medals (2), both later casts after T. Simon, similar to last, both 34 x 29mm (Platt I, p.330, type V; Lessen, BNJ 1981, p.121; Henfrey pl. i, 1; MI I, 392/14; E 181a3) [2]. Good fine and nearly fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £90
Admiral Blake, Naval Reward, 1653, an oval gilt-bronze medal by A. Simon, bust three-quarters right in stiff ruff, armour and scarf across the breast, without legend, rev. naval engagement, in foreground, a sinking ship, signed a simon on stern, wreath border both sides, 50 x 43mm (Platt II, p.342, type B [B1, this item]; cf. MI I, 401/31). With integral loop for suspension, good very fine, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
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
Hammer Price: £460
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
Hammer Price: £220
Lord Protector, 1653, a cast silver medal by T. Simon, similar to last, 39mm, 10.19g (Platt I, pp.338-9, type B [B2, this item]; Lessen type 5; MI I, 409/45; E 188b). A later cast, good fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £260
Lord General/Lord Protector, c. 1650-8, a struck copper medal, c. 1730, probably by J. Dassier after T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, ts below, oliv d g r p ang sco et hib pro, rev. pax qværitvr bello, lion séjant displaying arms, 34mm (Platt I, p.340, type C; Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95, (1b); MI I, 410/46; E 189). On a thick flan, very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £280
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
Hammer Price: £240
Elizabeth Claypole, Memorial, 1658, a pewter medal by T. Simon, bust right, hair swept back and falling as curls to the side, wearing a single strand of pearls, signed ts on truncation, 35mm (Platt II, p.38, type A [A6, this item]; MI I, 430/74). Very fine £200-£300
Elizabeth Claypole, Memorial, 1658, a copper medal by J. Kirk after T. Simon, bust right, hair swept back and falling as curls to the side, wearing a single strand of pearls, rev. ann [sic] cleypole daughter of oliver cromwell within wreath, 34mm (Platt II, p.38, type C; MI I, 430/75; E 197); Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a silvered copper medalet by J. Kirk for the Sentimental Magazine, bust left, rev. olivar cromwell 1658, 26mm (MI I, 435/86); together with a similar copper medalet for Queen...
Hammer Price: £150
Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck gold medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, laureate bust left, olivar d g r p ang sco hib pro, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, edge grained, 29mm, 16.54g (Platt II, p.26, type B [B1, this item]; Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 2/1; Henfrey pl. v, 4; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). Small edge nick at 10 o’clock, some light hairlining,...
Hammer Price: £3,200
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
Hammer Price: £2,800
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
Hammer Price: £1,500
Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a copper medal by J. Dassier [struck c. 1731], similar to last, 38mm (Platt II, pp.29-30, type B; Eisler I, 265/35; MI I, 435/87; E 203). Good very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £80
Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello, c. 1700, a struck copper medal by F. St Urbain, bust of Cromwell left, olivar d g r p ang sco et hib &c pro, rev. thomas aniello de amalphi, bust of Aniello left, signed sv on truncation, 46mm (Platt I, p.346, type C; Henfrey pl. v, 2; MI I, 432/79; E 199). Nearly extremely fine, tan patina £200-£300
Hammer Price: £180
Thomas Simon, a uniface cast base metal portrait medal, c. 1750, possibly by J. Stuart for Vertue, bust of Simon three-quarters left, 50 x 38mm (Nathanson p.9; Vertue p.57, pl. xxv; MI I, 512/155). Very fine or better, with faded ink inscription on reverse, very rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £200
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
Hammer Price: £190
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...
Hammer Price: £2,200
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...
Hammer Price: £5,500
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...
Hammer Price: £1,700
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
Hammer Price: £800
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
Hammer Price: £1,000
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
Hammer Price: £110
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
Hammer Price: £650
Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a struck silver medal, unsigned [by T. Rawlins], crowned bust left wearing Collar of the Garter, carolvs ii d g mag bri fra et hi rex coronatvs, rev. dixi cvstodiam xxiii april 1661, Charles as a shepherd tending three flocks, representing the three kingdoms, edge pastore ovat ovile coronato, 33mm, 21.39g (MI I, 473/78; E 220). Good fine, very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £300
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
Marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a uniface striking or cliché in silver, similar to obv. of last, 22mm, 1.05g (cf. MI I, 484/98). Creased behind bust, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £100
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
Hammer Price: £320
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
Battle of Lowestoft, 1665, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], similar to last, 62mm, 91.21g (MI I, 503/139; E 230). Two holes drilled in edge at 12 o’clock, some minor field and rim marks, good very fine or better £600-£800
Hammer Price: £750
Peace of Breda, 1667, a cast base metal medal after J. Roettiers, laureate and draped bust of Charles II right, carolvs secvndvs dei gratia mag brit fran et hiber rex, additionally engraved in fields (John Cambrook Born November the 25 1759), rev. favente deo, Britannia seated left, ship to left, edge plain, 56mm, 75.27g (MI I, 535/185; E 241 var.). Discoloured, about fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £65
Christ’s Hospital, Nautical School, 1673, a uniface silver cloak badge by J. Roettiers, standing figures of Arithmetic, Geometry and Astronomy encouraging a Bluecoat boy, fleet behind, avspicio carol secvndi regis 1673, 78mm, 39.77g (MI I, 557/218; Grimshaw p.5, no. 1; E 252). Very fine or better, toned; the wide border unusually without piercings for attachment £150-200
£150–£200
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
Hammer Price: £360
Anti-Papal, a cast silver medal, undated [17th cent.], reversible heads of the Pope and the Devil, ecolesia perversa tenet faciem diaboli, rev. sapientes stvlti aliqvando, reversible heads of a cardinal and a fool, 34mm, 12.80g. Nearly very fine £150-£200
Anti-Papal, a cast brass medal, undated [17th cent.], similar to last, 34mm. Fine, modified to make a pipe tamper £40-£60
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
Archbishop Sancroft and the Seven Bishops, 1688, a struck silver medal, similar to last, 43.95g (MI I, 622/37; E 288b). Good very fine with suspension loop added at 12 o’clock £120-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Capture of Portobello, 1739, a gilt-silver medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Admiral Vernon three-quarters left with staff, the british glory revivd by admiral vernon, rev. he took porto bello with six ships only, panorama of harbour, in exergue, by courage and conduct, 37mm, 16.14g (Adams PBv 25-U; MI II, 536/110; McCormick-Goodhart 47; Betts 201; cf. Ford XIII, 530). Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare thus £3,000-£4,000
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Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, crowned arms with supporters, without legend, rev. six ships outside Portobello harbour, [ –– ] taken by admiral vernon w[ ––– ]r only nov the 22 anno dom 1739, 38mm (Adams PB 2-C; Betts 273; MI II, 539/126). Reverse slightly off-centre, large die break at 6 o’clock, better than fine, scarce £100-£120
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a bronze medal, unsigned, standing figure of Admiral Vernon, fort and a small boat either side, admiral vernon the preserver of his country, rev. took cartagena 1741, plan of Cartagena with ships, 37mm (Adams CAv 2-B; Betts 332; MI II, 548/156). Some light scratches, otherwise very fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £420
Death of Thomas Snelling, 1773, a copper medal by L. Pingo, bust right, thomas snelling, rev. mervisti, within wreath, obiit die ii maii mdcclxxiii ætat lxi (Eimer 49; BHM 180; E 749); together with a copper medal of Jean Warin by E. Gatteaux [2]. Extremely fine and very fine £120-£150
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