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

Birth of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal, unsigned (attributed to N. Briot), cruciform shields, hactenvs anglorvm nvlli, rev. honor prin mag brit fra et hib nat 29 mai ann 1630, legend in tablet with decorative scroll surround, 30mm, 4.78g (Platt I, p.127, type A [A5, this item]; MI I, 253/34; E 115). Long ago cleaned and now retoned, good very fine £120-£150

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

MI states that the style of the design of these pieces suggests that the dies were made in Holland.