The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

V: Original Medals by Simon, Scottish Rebellion Extinguished, undated [1639], a struck silver-gilt medal by T. Simon, King on horseback left, trampling arms, signed s on cuirass on ground, carolvs d g mag brit fran et hib rex, rev. from the same die as previous, 31mm, 7.88g (Platt I, p.150, type B, and p.150, this piece illustrated; Nathanson p.10, same dies; MI I, 282/91; E 134a). Attractive original gilding, reverse off-centre, otherwise very fine and very rare £1,500-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: O.F. Parsons Collection, Spink Auction 34, 14-15 March 1984, lot 587 [from Spink November 1945]; DNW Auction 86, 16-17 June 2010, lot 13