Charles I

Charles I, gilt-bronze Memorial medal, 1649, struck after the Restoration, by Norbert Roettier, armoured bust right, hair long and love-lock over left shoulder, CAROL I DG M B F ET REX, signed NRF below truncation, rev., in 6 lines, REX PACIFICVS VICTVS VINCEBAT HOSTES VICTOR TRIVMPHAT IN COELIS, 59mm (MI 346/199; vL II, 320; Platt I, type A, p. 260). The gilding marked, but very fine and gilt examples very rare.

Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, August, 2003.