The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals

Charles II, Landing at Dover, 1660, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, bust right with long hair within ornate laurel branches, carolvs ii d g magn britann franc et hibern rex, inner legends devm providentia atq misericordia vivo and anno reseratæ salvtis 1660 die 29 maii, rev. si devs est cvstos qvis mevs hostis erit, warriors representing England, Scotland and Ireland with sceptre, sword and three crowns, greet the King approaching in a ship, in the distance Dover Castle with the eye of Providence above, 57mm, 63.62g (Platt II, p.357; MI I, 457/48; MH 1919/46; v. Loon II, 464). A few minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine, lightly toned and very rare, a most attractive medal £1,200-£1,500

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

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Timothy Millett FPL 2001 (225)