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

Peace Treaty with Spain, 1604, a cast silver medal by N. Hilliard, bust of James I three-quarters right wearing flamboyant plumed hat, iacobvs d g ang sco fr et hib re[x], rev. hinc pax copia claraq religio, Religion, holding cross and beacon, facing Peace supporting a cornucopiæ, date below, 41mm, 12.20g (MI I, 193/15 var.; E 84). Set in a contemporary (?) openwork frame, some tooling marks in obverse field, very fine and very rare £400-£600

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

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This is a more elaborate variant of the standard medal, with ornamented hat brim and tunic and stippled background to the reverse field and date.