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

Dominion of the Sea, 1639, a cast and chased silver-gilt medal by N. Briot, armoured bust of Charles I right, wearing large plain collar, carolvs i d g mag britann fran et hib rex, rev. nec meta mihi qvæ terminvs orbi, ship in full sail right, 60mm, 40.82g (Platt I, pp.147-8, type A [A5, this item]; MI I, 285/97; MH 29; E 136). Possibly plugged above head, otherwise about very fine with dark (artificial?) toning £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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