A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector

Henry, Prince of Wales, c.1636, a silver counter from a set imitating the style of S. de Passe, half-length bust right, reverse crowned arms in Garter, 25mm, 2.34gm (MI 380/282). Very fine, toned (£10-15)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), eldest son of James I, is remembered today as “an ideal Renaissance prince”. He spent heavily on buildings and gardens at St James’s and Richmond Palaces, yet was also passionately interested in military affairs and horses. He and his brother Charles, later to become Charles I, were the first members of the royal family to develop an interest in coins. His unexpected death at the age of 18 was keenly felt