North Yorkshire Moors Collection, Part IV: Coins and Medals

XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large silver restrike medal, late 19th century (?), after T. Simon, bust left, battle scene in background, signed tho.simon.fe below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, rev. view of the Long Parliament, 34 x 28mm, 16.76g (Lessen, BNJ 1981, pp.123-4 and pl. xiv, 30, this piece; Henfrey pl. i, 1; Platt I, p.328, type M; MI I, 392/14; E 181, note). Very fine; suspension loop added £100-£150

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

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Provenance: Bt W. Slayter 1965.

This medal, from false dies, is not of the same quality as those made later by Pinches when they had the original dies. It could be an early production, probably from the last quarter of the 19th century, when the false dies were first made