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21 January 2021
XIV: Seals by Simon, Oliver Cromwell’s Privy Seal as Protector, February 1654, a uniface steel electrotype copy of the Counterseal (reverse), shield with arms, lion and dragon supporters, lion séjant on crowned helmet above, pax qværitvr bello on ribbon below, olivarivs dei gra reipvb angliæ scotiæ et hiberniæ &c protector, 60mm, 56.26g (Henfrey pp.20 and 192, and pl. i, 7; Vertue pl. xxxviii). About extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £280
XIV: Seals by Simon, Court of the Upper Bench (or Court of Common Pleas) of Ireland, 1655, a cast bronze or brass uniface Counterseal (reverse), Cromwell left on horseback, view of Dublin below, no arms of Ireland in field, olivarivs dei gra reip angliæ scotiæ et hiberniæ &c protector, 82mm, 97.78g (Nathanson p.22; Henfrey p.216 and pl. vi, 14; Vertue xxv; Platt I, p.307; Birch 17351). Solid reverse, graffito on the back, otherwise good fine, pierced at top £240-£300
Hammer Price: £160
XIV: Seals by Simon, Court of the Upper Bench (or Court of Common Pleas) of Ireland, 1655, a cast bronze uniface Counterseal (reverse), similar, 82mm, 101.46g (Nathanson p.22; Henfrey p.216 and pl. vi, 14; Vertue xxv; Platt I, p.307; Birch 17351). Two filled piercings, otherwise good fine; with integral loop for suspension £200-£300
Hammer Price: £360
XIV: Seals by Simon, Court of the Upper Bench (or Court of Common Pleas) of Ireland, 1655, a cast lead uniface Counterseal (reverse), similar, 84mm, 153.49g (Nathanson p.22; Henfrey p.216 and pl. vi, 14; Vertue xxv; Platt I, p.307; Birch 17351). Considered to be a proof impression from the die, very fine; pierced at top for suspension £400-£500
XIV: Seals by Simon, Great Seal of Scotland, 1656, a uniface lead Seal (obverse), shield with St Andrew’s cross, lion and dragon supporters, lion séjant on crowned helmet above, pax qværitvr bello on ribbon below, magnvm sigillvm scotiæ 1656, 129mm, 507.94g (Henfrey p.209; Vertue p.xix). Good fine £200-£300
XIV: Seals by Simon, Henry Cromwell’s Official Seal as Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1657, a uniface steel electrotype copy of the Seal (obverse), ornate arms surmounted by helmet and lion, sigil henrici cromwell depvtati, 42 x 36mm, 21.32g (Henfrey p.387, and pl. xxv, 7). About extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £700
XIV: Seals by Simon, Great Seal of Richard Cromwell, 1659, a cast bronze uniface Counterseal (reverse), Oliver Cromwell left on horseback, view of London below, arms in field behind, richardvs dei gra reipvblici angliæ scotiæ et hiberniæ &c protector, 140mm, 225.64g (Vertue xxiii; Birch 607). Hollow reverse, better than very fine, a handsome object £400-£500
Hammer Price: £950
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Admiral Martin Tromp, 1653, a cast hollow silver medal or plaquettepenning by O. (Wouter) Müller, three-quarter bust of Tromp turned slightly to right, wearing badge of the Order of St. Michael, below mijn hert en handt was voor het landt on ribbon, all within a wide ornate border, rev. view of the naval engagement at Scheveningen, obÿt omitted from legend, 71mm, 58.43g (MI I, 404/35; v. Loon II, 364; E 186b). An attractive and impressive medal in high...
Hammer Price: £1,600
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck gold medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, laureate bust left, olivar d g r p ang sco hib pro, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, edge grained, 29mm, 18.22g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 1/1; Henfrey pl. v, 4; Platt II, p.26, type B; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). Extremely fine, attractive reddish toning ...
Hammer Price: £8,000
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 29mm, 9.16g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 1/1; Henfrey pl. v, 4; Platt II, p.26, type B; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). Good extremely fine, attractively toned, rare £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,700
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck gold medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, laureate bust left, olivar d g rp ang sco hib pro, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 29mm, 16.79g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 2/1; Henfrey pl. v, 4; Platt II, p.26, type B; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). Good extremely fine, brilliant fields £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 29mm, 11.56g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 2/1; Henfrey pl. v, 4; Platt II, p.26, type B; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). Very fine, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck (?) lead medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 29mm, 9.47g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 2/1; Henfrey pl. v, 4; Platt II, p.26, type B; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). About very fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £130
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, laureate bust left, olivar d g r p ang sco hib pro, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, edge plain, 28mm, 11.26g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 3/2; Henfrey pl. v, 4; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). Light surface marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine and...
Hammer Price: £550
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a large struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, armoured bust left, olivar d g rp ang sco hiberniæ protector, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, 48mm, 42.82g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 1/1; Henfrey pl. v, 5; Platt II, p.26, type C; MI I, 435/85; v. Loon II, 420; E 200). Extremely fine and very rare £1,000-£1,500
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a large struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, 49mm, 47.10g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 1/2; Henfrey pl. v, 5; Platt II, p.26, type C; MI I, 435/85; v. Loon II, 420; E 200). Minor rim bruises, otherwise obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so,...
Hammer Price: £1,400
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello, c. 1665, a cast hollow silver medal or plaquettepenning, unsigned (by O. (Wouter) Muller [?]), bust of Cromwell three-quarters right, supporters at sides holding wreath above his head, olivar cromwel protector v engel schotl yrlan 1658 in cartouche below, rev. bust of Aniello three-quarters right, two fishermen at sides holding coronet above his head, masaniello visschr en coninck v napel 1647 in cartouche below, 71mm, 78.70g (Platt...
Hammer Price: £2,400
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello, c. 1670 (?), a satirical engraved silver medal, unsigned (by P. Aquila or more plausibly P. van Abeele), laureate and draped bust of Cromwell left atop a beer barrel, his coat-of-arms hanging behind on the brewery wall, barrels and brewing equipment at left, cromwellus victor perduellis, rev. massanello vanus es rebellis, Aniello standing three-quarters right with fishing nets, Naples burns in the background, 64mm, 36.55g (Platt I,...
Hammer Price: £13,000
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Subservience of France and Spain, after 1680 (?), a struck silver medal, unsigned, laureate bust of Cromwell left, olivar d g r p ang sco hiberniæ protector, rev. retire toy l’honnevr appartiet av roy mon maister, in exergue, lovis le grand, Britannia seated left, Cromwell kneeling with his head in her lap, presenting his buttocks to the French and Spanish ambassadors who wait to pay him homage, 46mm, 42.75g (Platt I, p.351; MI I, 420/60; v. Loon II, 395)....
Hammer Price: £3,400
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax, a cast silver satirical medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned, den een mens is den a siindvivel, cromwell, two heads reversible, Cromwell and the Devil, rev. d een sot is d a s gek, [f]arfox, two heads reversible, Fairfax and a Fool, Dutch legends around, 35mm, 25.12g (Platt I, p.348, type B; MI I, 389/10). About very fine, extremely rare; no silver specimens of this type recorded by Platt £200-£300
Hammer Price: £220
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello, c. 1700, a struck copper medal by F. St Urbain, bust of Cromwell left, olivar d g r p ang sco et hib &c pro, rev. thomas aniello de amalphi, bust of Aniello left, signed sv on truncation, 46mm, 40.31g (Henfrey pl. v, 2; Platt I, p.346, type C; MI I, 432/79; E 199). Very fine, tan patina £150-£200
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello, c. 1700, a struck lead medal by F. St Urbain, from the same dies as previous, 46mm, 43.21g (Henfrey pl. v, 2; Platt type C; MI I, 432/79; E 199). About very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Lord General, 1650, a red wax impression of the oval medal by T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, no legend, 29 x 23mm (Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95, copy 3 and pl. xviii, 21; cf. Henfrey pl. i, 4; Platt I, p.337, type B; MI I, 388/8; cf. E 180). Extremely fine and extremely rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £200
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell and Elizabeth Cleypole, a cast, chased and engraved oval silver medal, probably 18th century, unsigned, bust of Cromwell left, as on the Dunbar medal, olivar cromwell ang sco hib protect, rev. eliz cleypole ol cromwell fil dilect, bust of Elizabeth Cleypole right, as on her Memorial medal, all within an ornate leaf and floral border, 44 x 39mm, 45.51g (Lessen, BNJ 1981, p.126 and pl. xv, 33, this piece; Platt II, pp.39-40, type D; cf. MI I, 392/14 obv./MI...
Hammer Price: £850
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, c. 1650, a uniface oval cast and chased (?) silver medal, c. 1740, after T. Simon, bust three-quarters right, hitherto hath the lord helped vs, 26 x 23mm, 6.06g (Vertue pl. xii, D; Platt I, p.332, type Y; MI I, 392/15). Very fine and toned, extremely rare £200-£300
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Lord General/Lord Protector, c. 1650-8, a struck silver medal, c. 1730, probably by J. Dassier (?), after T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, ts below, oliv d g r p ang sco et hib pro, rev. pax qværitvr bello, lion séjant displaying arms, 34mm, 18.51g (Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95 and pl. xviii, 18 (1a), this piece; Henfrey pl. v, 6; Platt I, p.340, type C; MI I, 410/46; E 189). About extremely fine, attractively toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £1,000
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Lord General/Lord Protector, c. 1650-8, a struck copper medal, c. 1730, probably by J. Dassier (?), after T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, 34mm, 25.19g (Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95, (1b); Platt I, p.340, type C; MI I, 410/46; E 189). On a thick flan, minor spotting, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£200
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Elizabeth Cromwell, 1641, a cast lead medal, unsigned, bust left, elizabeth wife of o c l p, rev. elizabeth daughter of sr james boucher and date, 37mm, 15.13g (Platt II, p.35, type A; MI I, 410/47). Fine, extremely rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £140
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax, after 1658 (?), a struck silver medal, c. 1740, unsigned (possibly by J. Stuart), after T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, olivar d gr ang sco hib & prot, rev. genneral fairfax, bust of Fairfax left, 30mm, 17.38g (Platt I, pp.343-4, type A; cf. MI I, 411/48; Vertue pl. xi, 50). Extremely fine and toned, excessively rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £420
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax, after 1658 (?), a cast (?) silver medal by (or after) T. Simon, similar, 30mm, 12.03g (Platt I, pp.343-4, type A; MI I, 411/48; Vertue pl. xi, 50). About fine, extremely rare £100-£150
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax, after 1658 (?), a silver electrotype copy of a medal by (or after) T. Simon, similar, 31mm, 11.29g (Platt I, pp.343-4, type A; MI I, 411/48; Vertue pl. xi, 50). Very fine; almost certainly taken from the original in the British Museum £100-£150
Hammer Price: £55
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, after 1650 (?), a gilt uniface electrotype copy of the octagonal badge in the British Museum, unsigned (by T. Simon), laureate draped bust left, no legend, 24 x 21mm, 4.18g (Platt I, p.341; MI I, 433/80). Very fine, a very rare copy of a UNIQUE original £100-£150
Hammer Price: £50
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, struck bronze medalets (2, one plated), c. 1773, by J. Kirk for the Sentimental Magazine, laureate bust left, revs. name and date, each 25mm, 5.59g, 5.51g (Platt II, p.10; MI I, 435/86; BHM 171); a struck white metal medal, c. 1830, by E. Thomason for his Kings and Queens of England series, from Dassier’s obv. die, laureate draped bust left, signed i · dassier · f ·, rev. inscription in 11 lines, 38mm, 23.50g (cf. MI I, 435/87; cf. E...
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a struck silver medal, c. 1731, by J. Dassier as part of his Kings and Queens of England series, laureate draped bust left, signed i · dassier · f ·, olivarius cromwell, rev. infant genii surround decorated and inscribed monument, 38mm, 26.79g (Eisler I, 265/35; Platt II, pp.29-30, type A; MI I, 435/87; E 203). Virtually mint state, attractively toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £1,200
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a struck bronze medal, c. 1731, by J. Dassier as part of his Kings and Queens of England series, from the same dies as previous, 38mm, 32.12g (Eisler I, 265/35; Platt II, pp.29-30, type B; MI I, 435/87; E 203). Surface metal fault by o of olivarius, otherwise extremely fine £50-£70
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Lord Protector, 1658, a cast bronze medal, 19th century, unsigned, laureate and cuirassed bust right, cromwell protectevr, rev. stamped B 1599 P 1653 D 1658 within wide raised border, 39mm, 34.68g; Cromwell Memorial, 1658, a struck copper medal by T. Smith for Durand’s Series Numismatica, c. 1840, bust left wearing cavalier’s hat, rev. inscription, 43mm, 45.39g (Platt I, p.332, type Z; MI I, 436/88; BHM 171) [2]. Very fine, first very rare and possibly...
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Abraham and Thomas Simon, a pair of uniface cast silver portrait medals, c. 1750, probably by J. Stuart for Vertue, bust of A. Simon right, wearing a medal of Queen Christina of Sweden suspended from a chain around his neck, 50 x 38mm, 37.90g (cf. Jones p. 70, 169); bust of T. Simon three-quarters left, 50 x 38mm, 42.82g (Nathanson p.9; Vertue p.57, pl. xxv; MI I, 512/154-5) [2]. Good very fine and toned, both with faded ink inscriptions on reverse, extremely...
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell Gardens, lead Sixpence, c. 1765, crude bust of Oliver Cromwell left, olivar d g r p ang sco hib & pro, rev. pax qværitvr bello, crowned arms in imitation of the Cromwell coinage flanking crom garden, value below, 30mm, 10.76g (W 1310; D & W 67/170; Young p.86; Henfrey p.178; cf. Baldwin FPL 1998, 99); together with a copper evasion Halfpenny, bust of Cromwell right, rev. crowned harp, 27mm, 6.52g (Atkins 414; Henfrey p.177) [2]. Fair £50-£70
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Tercentenary of the Resettlement of Jews in England, 1956, a gold medal by P. Vincze for Spink, busts of Cromwell and Menasseh ben Israel in roundels, rev. female figure seated left holding scroll, 38mm [662.2gr], hallmarked Birmingham 1956, 22ct, 42.89g (BHM 4467 [not listed in gold]). About as struck, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,600
XVII: Copies of Cromwell Coins, Broad of 20 Shillings, 1656, laureate bust left, rev. crowned shield, edge grained, 7.86g/121.4gr/6h (Lessen, BNJ 1996, p.132, a4b, this piece; cf. N 2744; cf. S 3225). A contemporary (?) forgery, weakly struck from rather crude but competent dies, creased, otherwise very fine and unusual £300-£400
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