The Collection of Halfcrowns formed by Brian Dawson

Charles I (1625-1649), Patterns, Medals and Miscellanea, Expedition to La Rochelle, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, equestrian portrait right, signed n briot f in exergue, rev. crowned oval garnished shield dividing date, 14.70g/6h (Bull 467; SCBI Brooker 1258, same dies; MI I, 252/32; N 2673). Very fine or better, toned £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Halfcrowns formed by Brian Dawson.

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Provenance: Bt Spink January 1978.

These pieces, traditionally described as patterns for a halfcrown by Nicholas Briot because their weight would suggest such an attribution, are now thought to refer to the second La Rochelle expedition on account of the reverse legend