The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16 Oct 2014
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James I
James I, presentation badge, uniface cast pewter medal, c. 1624, unsigned, half-length bust of James I three-quarters right, wearing wide-brimmed hat with jewelled badge, ruff collar, doublet with fur mantle, and Garter George on ribbon, + IACOBVS DG MAG BRITA FR ET HI REX, 60.5 x 50.5mm (MI 234/98), in an oval ebonized Georgian glazed frame. The medal pierced between G and B of MAG BRITA, very fine, believed contemporary and extremely rare.
Provenance: Bt. eBay, March, 2009.