A Collection of British Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman

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, 16.03g (Platt I, p.136, type B; MI I, 266/62; E 124). Very fine £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of British Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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bt R. Richardson July 1999