The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

X: Personal Medals by the Simon Brothers, General George Monck, 1660, a cast silver medal, unsigned, [by A. and T. Simon], armoured bust right, no initials on truncation, no legend, rev. georgivs monke omnivn copiarvn in anglia scotia et hibernia dvx svpremvs et thalassiarcha æta 52 1660 in seven lines, 33mm, 13.75g (Platt II, p.220, type B; cf. MI I, 465/63). A late aftercast, fair, 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: A Fine Collection of British Historical and Commemorative Medals, Sotheby Auction, 9-10 March 1989, lot 82, part); Coin Galleries Auction (New York), 6 November 1996, lot 3844.

George Monck (1608-70), governor of Dublin under Charles I and later military commander in Ireland and Scotland under Cromwell, was created Duke of Albemarle by Charles II after the Restoration. Although unsigned, this medal is definitely by Simon (others with the TS signature read differently)