The English Gunpowder Plot of 1605

Triton XVIII, Lot: 1617. Estimate $500. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). 1581-1795. Æ Rekenpenning (29mm, 5.75 g, 8h). Commemorating the Discovery and Failure of the Gunpowder Plot. Dated 1605 in chronogram on reverse. (rosette) DETECTVS · QVI · LATVIT · S · C · (He who hid is found out S C [by a decree of Parliament]), coiled serpent right, surrounded by roses and lilies / (rosette) NON DORMITASTI ANTISTES IACOBI (you heads of James’ church have not slept [adapted from Psalms]), radiate YHWH in Hebrew (tetragrammaton) within crown of thorns. Dugnoille 3599; Van Loon II 22; MI 196/19; Eimer 86 . EF, brown surfaces.