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

Demands of Charles I for an Increase in Naval and Military Forces, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, crowned small square-topped shield within collar of the Thistle, all surrounded by the Garter, carolvs d g ang sco fran et hib rex fidei def, rev. regit vnvs viroque, crossed sceptre and trident united by a cord, date in exergue, 28mm, 5.29g (Platt I, p.120, type B [B1, this item]; MI I, 250/27; SCBI Brooker 1260; N 2676). Nearly extremely fine and attractively toned £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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Spink America Auction (New York), 10-11 December 2001, lot 7

Often catalogued as a pattern shilling, this medallion was struck to commemorate the King’s petitioning of parliament to increase expenditure on the army and navy.