The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

XIII: Medals of Charles II by Simon, Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a struck gold medal by T. Simon, crowned bust right, signed ts on truncation, carolvs ii d g ang sco fr et hi rex, rev. everso missvs svccvrrere seclo xxiii apr 1661, King enthroned, being crowned by Peace, 29mm, 11.80g (Lessen, BNJ 1995, type A; Nathanson p.34; MI I, 472/76; E 221). Very fine, rare £2,000-£2,600

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

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Provenance: CNG Review xxii, 1 (100).

This example, and that in the next Lot is an early, first issue, strike, contemporary with the coronation service, for their die axes are 12h