The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014
Lot 474
Charles II and Catherine of Braganza
Estimate £400 - £500 | Hammer £350
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Description
Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, British Colonisation, silver medal, 1670, by John Roettier, conjoined busts right, CAROLVS ET CATHARINA REX ET REGINA, rev., the globe, centred on Africa and showing the Eastern seaboard of North America, DIFFVSVS IN ORBE BRITANNVS 1670, 41mm (MI 546/203; Eim. 245; Betts 44; Farquhar I, 256). Very fine with dark tone.
Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, November, 2007.