Emery Counterfeit

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TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. FantasyAR Medal (27.5mm, 7.38 g, 3h). Coronation. By E. Emery. Dated 1547 (though struck 1840s). EDWARD VI REX ANG FRANC HIBER ZC, crowned rose, E R flanking / · (rose) · INSIGNIA POTENTISSI MI (rose) REGIS (rose) A NGLIE (rose) · 1547. Pagan 63; cf. Foley 14; cf. MI 55/3. Toned. AU.

Ex Earthy Collection (Baldwin’s of St. James’s 21, 26 September 2018), lot 504.

In the early 1840s, a glut of counterfeit ancient and British coins appeared on the London market. The forgeries were struck by an individual by the name of Emery, possibly a London plate glass maker. The dies are of fine quality and have been suggested to be the work of William Taylor, a notorious engraver also responsible for the 1847 Liberian coinage and many of the restrikes of Soho mint issues.