Birth of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal, unsigned (attributed to N. Briot), cruciform shields, rays in angles, hactenvs anglorvm nvlli, rev. in honor caro princ mag bri fr et hi nat 29 maii 1630, legend within decorative scroll surround, 30mm, 4.21g (Platt I, p.128, type B [B5, this item]; MI I, 254/35; E 116). Very fine, toned £100-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals.

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Bt D. Fearon August 2002

The addition of the rays coming from behind the shields is thought to allude to the appearance of the planet Venus at the exact time that the King left St Paul’s Cathedral after the Service of Thanksgiving.