The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large lead restrike medal, c. 1755 (?), from dies by T. Simon, bust left, battle scene in background, signed tho.simon.fe below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, rev. view of the Long Parliament, 34 x 29mm, 35.39g (Lessen, BNJ 1981, pp.120-1 and pl. x, 18, this piece; Henfrey pl. i, 1; MI I, 392/14; E 181a3). An early restrike from original dies on a thick flan, about fine with light surface tin pest, rare £90-£120

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

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Provenance: Bt Stanley Gibbons 1978.

This ‘earliest period’ restrike from the original dies is characterised by a lack of obvious die cracks, and is considered to have been made by Thomas Pingo early in the period 1750-76. However, all of this is difficult to substantiate on a lead example