North Yorkshire Moors Collection, Part IV: Coins and Medals

XIII: Medals of Charles II by Simon, Dominion of the Sea, 1665, a struck silver medal by T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, 28mm, 12.12g (Nathanson p.40; MI I, 506/145; E 233). Multiple concentric reverse die breaks, about extremely fine and toned
£600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Glendining Auction, 12 October 1966, lot 144 (part); D. Fearon Collection, Spink Auction 8, 27 February 1980, lot 432.

A striking after the reverse die broke, on a thick flan, flat letter bases, presumably with the use of a collar, and there might be a diagonal or stepped witness line from a collar, although not obviously so. This would have compensated for the damaged die. This striking, probably done by Simon, pushed the dies to their limit