The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

XIII: Medals of Charles II by Simon, Restoration of the Monarchy, 1660, a struck silver medal by T. Simon [formerly known as a Pattern Broad], laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed with lion’s head on breast, hair falling over shoulder, s below, carolvs ii rex, rev. magnalia dei 1660, crowned royal cyphers cruciform, small shields between, edge vertically grained, 31mm, 9.26g (Lessen, BNJ 1995, type Db, and pl. 11, 10, this piece; MI I, 464/62; N 2777). Extremely fine with old cabinet tone, rare £800-£1,000

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

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Provenance: Bt Baldwin November 1993.

Simon charged £16 for the reverse die at least, and maybe for both dies and production, though he does not specify such. Although dated 1660, this medal was made c. 1661-2 to commemorate Charles’s return to England