The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals

Baptism of Prince James, 1633, a silver medal by N. Briot, Princes’s arms in ornately garnished shield, coronet above, non sic mille cohortes, rev. iacobvs dvx ebor nat 15 oct baptiz 24 nov 1633 within wreath of lilies and roses, 30mm, 2.76g (Platt I, p.140, type A; MI I, 268/65; Jones 163; E 126b). Good very fine and toned £200-£300

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

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Bt D. Fearon August 2002

The date of the prince’s birth is given, in error, as the 15th of October rather than the 14th.