289, Lot: 533. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AR Medal (29mm, 6.94 g, 11h). The Discovery and Failure of the Gunpowder Plot. Struck by the Dutch Republic. Dated 1605 in chronogram on reverse. Snake (the Jesuits) coiled rightward, surrounded by roses (England) and lis (France) / Rayed name of God in Hebrew. MI 196/19; Eimer 86; Dugnoille 3599. Good VF, toned, graffiti ‘47’ on obverse.