Release of Giles Strangways, 1648, a silver medal by J. Roettiers [struck c. 1670], cuirassed and draped bust right, ægidivs strangways de melbvry in com dorcestr armiger, signed ian r f, rev. decvsqve adversa dedervnt, in exergue, incarceratvs sept 1645 liberatvs apr 1648, view of the White Tower, the Royal Standard flying, sun piercing clouds above, 60mm, 77.35g (Platt pp.291-2, type B [B1, this item]; MI I, 333/177; E 153). Extremely fine, rare £1,000-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals.

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R. Stucker Collection, Bourgey Auction (Paris), 21-23 November 1977, lot 51; Baldwin Auction 31, 14-15 October 2002, lot 991

Giles Strangways (1615-75) commanded a regiment of horse in the west of England but was then heavily fined by Parliament and imprisoned in the Tower for some two years. After the Restoration he became MP for Dorset. The dies for this medal are still held in the British Museum.