North Yorkshire Moors Collection, Part IV: Coins and Medals

XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Battle of Dunbar, 1650, large silver restrike medals (2), 20th century (?), after T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, both 33 x 28mm, 22.72g, 16.98g (Lessen, BNJ 1981, pp.123-4 and pl. xiv, 31; Henfrey pl. i, 1; MI I, 392/14; E 181, note) [2]. Very fine and better, first on a thick flan with flat matt finish, second thinner and with dark artificial toning as issued £80-£100

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

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Provenance: John Pinches Archive, Part II, Glendining Auction, 17 November 1988, lot 537 (part).

These medals are higher quality strikings than that in the previous lot, probably 20th century. Whether they were commercially produced is unknown