CNG 85, Lot: 1568. Estimate $500. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART. Charles II, with Catharine. 1660-1685. AR Medal (42mm, 35.33 g, 12h). British Colonization. By J. Roettier. Dated 1670. CAROLVS · ET · CATHARINA · REX · ET · REGINA, jugate busts of Charles and Catharine right, armored and draped, respectively / + DIFFVSVS · IN · ORBE · BRITANNVS · 1670 (The Briton spread over the world, terrestrial globe. MI 546/203; Eimer 245. Near EF, toned, a few light marks.

From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.

A popular design exemplifying the cartographical skills of the mid-17th century, this medal commemorates the expanse of British colonization throughout the world. By the reign of Charles II, the emerging empire held territory in all parts of the globe---through colonies in the Americas, warfare against the Barbary pirates in Africa, and the acquisition of new lands in Asia.