North Yorkshire Moors Collection, Part IV: Coins and Medals

XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Cromwell, Lord General, 1650, a uniface silver restrike medal, c. 1870, after T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, oli cromwell milit parl dvx gen, 32 x 29mm,27.52g (Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.94, Gp E; Henfrey pl. i, 4; Platt I, p.336, type A; MI I, 388/7; E 180). Large top die flaw evident, about extremely fine; in black fitted case of issue by Wyon, 287 Regent Street, London £100-£150

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

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Provenance: R.S. James Collection, Spink Auction 31, 12 October 1983, lot 285).

The subsequent lot in the above auction was a large Dunbar medal restrike in an identical fitted case. The Wyon firm had the original die, which they used, along with the original flawed Dunbar dies, to make restrikes for sale. It should be possible to date this more closely from the Wyon firm’s records, the company having been bought out by Pinches