Charles I and Henrietta Maria, a cast and chased silver-gilt Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, laureate bust of king left, wearing armour and Garter George and mantle, rev. draped bust of queen left, her hair high, wearing figured bodice and pearl necklace, 32 x 21mm, 5.87g (Platt I, p.193, type B [B1, this item]; MI I, 355/218 and pl.xxxi, 10). Nearly extremely fine, the contemporary gilding slightly worn on high points, a charming example of the type £500-£700

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

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Sotheby Auction, 28 January 1976, lot 224; Baldwin Auction 31, 14-15 October 2002, lot 997