Charles I

Charles I, copper Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right wearing armour, hair long and love-lock falling over left shoulder, CAROL DG MB F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 51mm (MI 346/200; Eim. 162a; Platt I, type B, p. 262; Weiss, Fig. 1). Extremely fine, a little mottled toning to reverse.

Traditionally described as by John Roettier, the medal is now believed to have been issued c.1695 by James and Norbert Roettier (cf A. Griffiths, "Advertisements for Medals in the London Gazette", The Medal, No. XV, pp.4-6).

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