Coins and Historical Medals

Birth of Prince James, 1688, a silver medal, unsigned, Aglauros opening the basket discovers Erichthonius with his dragon tail, roses and thistle around, two women run in fright at right, rev. withered rosebush with two flowers, young sucker growing at left, 50mm, 46.89g (Woolf 2:1; MI I, 631/53; E –). Good very fine and toned, very rare £1,000-£1,500

Bt Baldwin