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M519 - The Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector (1653-1658), 1653, bronze medal, 35 mm, by an unknown in Geneva after Thomas Simon, armoured and draped bust of Cromwell left, OLIV D G R P ANG SCO ET HIB & PRO (Oliver by the grace of God Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland and Ireland), rev. lion displaying the arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVAERITVR BELLO (peace achieved through war), (MI 409/46), very fine. $295 Struck by an unknown artist in Switzerland, the medal closely copied two works by Thomas Simon, the obverse of his 1650, Cromwell as Lord General (MI 388/7) medal and the reverse of the 1653, Lord Protector medal (MI 409/45). It was a commercial venture that reflected the intense popular interest in Cromwell and the English Republic on the continent. The medal was struck to commemorate the dismissal of the Barebones Parliament and the introduction of a new constitution, the Instrument of Government, granting executive power to Cromwell for life as Lord Protector, it was the first written constitution in the English speaking world. |
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M518 - GREAT BRITAIN, / U.S. COLONIAL, George II (1727-1760), Admiral Vernon, Taking of Portobello, 1739, a brass or pinchbeck medal, 39mm unsigned, (Betts 200), very fine. $195 SOLD |
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M515 - Civil War, Charles I (1625-1649), Royalist Badge, Silver cast and chased badge, 25mm, bust of Charles I left, bareheaded wearing lace collar, lovelock on breast, rev., incuse Royal crowned arms, with Garter inscribed HONI SVI QVI MAL Y PENSE, extremely fine, toned, an exceptional example of this medal. $1195 NOW $995 |
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M513 – Charles I (1625-1649), Silver Counter, 25mm, by Simon Passe, stamped in imitation of engraving, bust of James I, GIVE THY IUDGEMENTS O GOD UNTO THE KING, rev., bust of Charles I (as Prince of Wales), AND THY RIGHTEOUSBESSE UNTO THE KINGS SONNE, (MI I 376,272), very fine. $195 SOLD The authors of Medallic Illustrations suggest that these issues were struck from 1616 onwards as they refer to Charles’s position as heir to his living father. |
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M514 – Charles I (1625-1649), Silver Counter, 25mm, by Simon Passe, stamped in imitation of engraving, conjoined busts of Charles I and Henrietta Maria right, CAROLVS ET MARIA DG MAG BRIT FRAN & HIB REX & REG, rev., Royal arms, (MI I 378,279), very fine. $195 SOLD |
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