The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014
Lot 494
The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678)
Estimate £400 - £500 | Hammer £350
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Description
The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, bust of Godfrey right, two hands strangling him with his cravat, rev., a double, reversible, head of the Pope and Devil, ECCLESIA PERVERSA TENET FACIEM DIABOLI, dated on lettered edge, CERVICE FRACTA … 1678, 37.5mm (MI 578/250; Eim. 259). Very fine, some peripheral toning.
See footnote to lot 491.
Provenance: Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 15 March, 2011 (lot 1040)