The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

XIII: Medals of Charles II by Simon, Dominion of the Sea, 1665, a struck silver medal by T. Simon, laureate and draped bust of Charles II right, signed simon below, carolvs ii d g m br fr et hib rex, rev. et pontvs serviet, the King as Neptune, in a marine car being drawn by four sea-horses, fleet in background, 27mm, 9.34g (Nathanson p.40; MI I, 506/145; E 233). Possible trace of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, toned £700-£900

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

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Provenance: A.P. Adams Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1989, lot 200.

An early specimen, with no die cracks, struck on a relatively thin flan with no collar. These medals commemorate the naval victory over the Dutch off Lowestoft on 3 June 1665, under James, Duke of York. Although one cannot know how many of Simon’s medals were struck before the reverse die fractured, nor of Roettiers’, it seems probable that the latter’s was the main production. This is apparently Simon’s final work, and certainly his last medal. The bust and signature are that of the Petition crown