Triton XVII, Lot: 1519. Estimate $750. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. Cast AR Medal (59mm, 42.94 g, 12h). Commemorating the Execution of Charles I. Of Dutch manufacture. Dated 1649. POPVLE MEVS QVID FECI TIBI 1649, bareheaded and armored bust right; CAROLVS up left, REX down right / BLASFEMANT NEGANT SPERNVNT/DEVM REGEM LEGEM/CONCILIABVLVM ANGLIÆ in three concentric circles around head of Medusa set on sword; medallion containing arms and thunderbolt to left and right. Van Loon II 321; MI 349/208; Eimer 161. EF, toned. typical suspension loop attached.
From the Jonathan H. Kagan Collection.