Chief Justice Sir Robert Heath, 1645, a contemporary oval cast and chased silver medal by T. Rawlins, bust left, wearing cap and official robes, effig r heath mil cap ivs d banc reg, beneath ætat svæ 71, 1645, signed r, rev. [in imitation of engraving] armorial shield of Heath within laurel branches, 32 x 25mm, 6.52g (Platt II, p.150, type A [A1, this item]; MI I, 319/154). No suspension loop, good very fine and extremely rare £1,200-£1,500

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

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C. Humphris Collection, Morton & Eden Auction, 21 May 2003, lot 1151

Sir Robert Heath (1575-1649) was appointed Solicitor-General in 1621 and became Lord Chief Justice in 1643, before being dismissed by Parliament in 1645. In 1629 Charles I granted to him the Colony of Carolina but he made no attempt to colonise it; the grant was therefore forfeited upon his death.