The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678)

The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, the strangled Godfrey walks in a rural landscape, GODFREY WALKS VP HIL AFTER HEE IS DEAD …, rev., St. Denis, after his martyrdom, walks carrying his head, DENNYS WALKS DOWNEHIL …, plain edge, 38.5mm (MI 579/251; Eim. - ). Very fine, minor edge knocks, toned.

See footnote to lot 491.

Provenance: Gorny & Mosch Auction, 18 October, 2013 (lot 4837)