Charles II (1660-1685)

Charles II (1660-1685), Restoration, 1660, cast silver-gilt Badge, by Thomas Rawlins (often attributed to Thomas Simon), bust right with long flowing hair, CAROLVS II DG MAGNÆ BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, rev., three crowns on branches of a leafless oak, TANDEM REVIRESCET, 34.5mm (MI 453/38; Eim. 215, var.; Farquhar 1905, 273), shaped suspension loop. Very fine, a contemporary cast of what is normally a hollow medal made of two struck clichés joined by a wide rim.

Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, List, March, 2003 (no. 236).