The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

I: Briot, Warin and Rawlins, England, Charles I, English Coronation, 1626, a uniface embossed silver plate by N. Briot, bust right, signed nbf, 26mm, 1.02g (Platt I, p.118, type C; Jones 127; MI I, 243/11; cf. ‘Strathtay’ Sale, lot 12). About extremely fine and attractively toned, rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Bt Spink 2000.

The exact purpose of these medals is not known; Hawkins, followed by Platt, suggested that they were likely prepared under great time pressure for distribution at the coronation, with some worn by spectators