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

Charles I, Return to London, 1633, a cast silver medal by N. Briot, king on horseback left, holding sceptre in right hand, Eye of Providence above, plumed helm on flowery ground below, carolvs avgvstiss invictiss mag brit fran et hib monarcha, rev. sol orbem rediens sic rex illvminat vrbem, sun shines on a panoramic view of the city of London seen from Southwark, with old St Paul’s and, to the right, London Bridge, 42mm, 22.89g (Platt I, p.136, type B; MI I, 266/62; E 124). Very fine with a small neat piercing for suspension £600-£800

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

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Timothy Millett FPL 2001 (210)

This medal commemorates the King’s return to the city after his Progress to Scotland and his Coronation in Edinburgh.