James I

James I, presentation badge, uniface cast silver medal, c. 1624, bust of James I three-quarters right, wearing wide-brimmed plumed hat, to left a rose, to right a thistle, 51.5 x 41.5mm (MI -; cf MI 233/95 and 96 for varieties). Very fine, minute casting hole beneath the rose, very rare.

Provenance: Michael Hall Collection, Part I, Baldwin Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 640).