The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014
Lot 285
Charles I
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £1100
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Description
Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a salamander amid flames, CONSTANTIA CAESARIS IAN 30 1648, 42mm (MI 341/188; Eim. 157; Platt I, type B, pp. 244-45; Farquhar p. 270). Good very fine with original gilding, rare.
Provenance: Bt. Spink Numismatic Circular (no. 5898); old dealer's ticket (£3-10s) and old collector's ticket, "Ex A H Baldwin Jan 1951".