Silver, Coins and Medals - 21st January 2015
Lot 820
The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678)
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £250
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Description
The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), gilt-silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, bust of Godfrey right, two hands strangling him with his cravat, rev., the Pope watches as Godfrey is murdered by Robert Green, TANTVM RELLIGIO POTVIT, dated on lettered edge, 39.5mm (MI 577/247, Eim. 257; cf Foley 491-492). Very fine.