CNG 85, Lot: 1574. Estimate $200. Sold for $675. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1688-1702. Cast AR Medal (49mm, 18.60 g, 12h). Landing at Torbay. By G. Bower. Dated 1688. GVILIELMVS · III · D · G PRIN · AVR · HOL · ET · WES · GVB, draped and armored bust right; 1688 on truncation of arm / · TERRAS · ASTRÆA · REUISIT · (Astraea [Justice] has looked again on the territories), figure on horseback rearing right, leading army assembled on beach; in background, large fleet at anchor on sea. Edge: Plain. MI 639/64 (James II); Eimer 297b. Near EF, toned, some light cleaning marks under the tone.

From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.

Following such events as the imprisonment and subsequent trial of the seven bishops, the Stuarts became increasingly unpopular within England. With the birth of James' son, James Francis Edward Stuart, his elder daughter Mary was displaced from the line of succession. Due to their protestant leanings, Mary and her husband William were sent a formal invitation to the crown by a group of important political figures, later known as the 'Immortal Seven.' Willing and able to accept this offer, William led an army into England, with James ultimately being forced into exile in France.