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4 & 5 December 2019

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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

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Lot

№ 1410

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5 December 2019

Hammer Price:
£300

England, General George Monck, 1660, a cast and chased silver medal by A. and T. Simon, armoured bust right, no initials on truncation, rev. legend in seven lines, 36mm, 21.85g (Platt type –; cf. MI I, 465/63). Extremely fine and very rare
£1,000-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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George Monck (1608-70), governor of Dublin under Charles I and later military commander in Ireland and Scotland under Cromwell; created Duke of Albemarle by Charles II after the Restoration

A later copy, possibly 18th century. Sold as viewed and not subject to return