The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014
Lot 211
Charles I
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, gold medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, cruciform arms of England and France, Scotland, France, and Ireland over radiant star, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend in five lines, within cartouche, HONOR PRIN MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB NAT 29 MAI ANN 1630, 30.5mm; 6.80g (MI 254/35; Eim. 116; Platt, type B, p. 128). Extremely fine, very rare in gold.
Platt does not record any specimens in gold; MI lists a single example in the Advocates Collection, Edinburgh.
Provenance: Bt. Baldwin.