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21 January 2021

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North Yorkshire Moors Collection, Part IV: Coins and Medals

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№ 1233 x

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21 January 2021

Hammer Price:
£4,400

XIII: Medals of Charles II by Simon, Dominion of the Sea, 1665, a struck silver medal by T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, 27mm, 10.24g (Nathanson p.40; MI I, 506/145; E 233). Graze in field behind King’s head, otherwise good very fine and toned, with only a faint trace of the characteristic die flaws on reverse, very rare £700-£900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Glendining Auction, 24 March 1987, lot 1048; J. Noble Collection, DNW Auction 50, 20 June 2001, lot 1012.

A later striking than the previous medal, with barely the beginning traces of the reverse concentric die breaks; on a slightly thicker flan, flat letter bases, struck in a collar, and with one witness line evident on the edge