Great Britain: , James II silver "William Sancroft" Medal 1688 AU Details (Tooled) NGC, ...
James II silver "William Sancroft" Medal 1688 AU Details (Tooled) NGC, MI-622-37, Eimer-288b. 50mm. By J. Smeltzing after G. Bower. Obv. Bust right, wearing camauro and canonical robes. Rev. Seven medallions of the bishops committed to the Tower of London. Wonderfully preserved with little wear beyond what warranted the Details designation. Shades of cobalt, ochre, and magenta lay over the fields and devices. This is a type that demonstrates the skilled engraving work that is a feature of the period. In April 1688, James II issued a second Declaration of Indulgence, offering freedom of religious preference to Catholics and Non-conformists. The Archbishop of Canterbury, together with six of his bishops (St. Asaph, Bath and Wells, Ely, Chichester, Peterborough, and Bristol), refused to permit the reading of the Declaration in their churches. As a result of this, and at James' insistence, they were committed to the Tower of London on charges of seditious libel which carried the death penalty. They were brought to trial on June 29 but acquitted the following morning. From the Abbeygate Collection of British Medals HID10510052018 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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James II silver "William Sancroft" Medal 1688 AU Details (Tooled) NGC, MI-622-37, Eimer-288b. 50mm. By J. Smeltzing after G. Bower. Obv. Bust right, wearing camauro and canonical robes. Rev. Seven medallions of the bishops committed to the Tower of London. Wonderfully preserved with little wear beyond what warranted the Details designation. Shades of cobalt, ochre, and magenta lay over the fields and devices. This is a type that demonstrates the skilled engraving work that is a feature of the period. In April 1688, James II issued a second Declaration of Indulgence, offering freedom of religious preference to Catholics and Non-conformists. The Archbishop of Canterbury, together with six of his bishops (St. Asaph, Bath and Wells, Ely, Chichester, Peterborough, and Bristol), refused to permit the reading of the Declaration in their churches. As a result of this, and at James' insistence, they were committed to the Tower of London on charges of seditious libel which carried the death penalty. They were brought to trial on June 29 but acquitted the following morning. From the Abbeygate Collection of British Medals HID10510052018 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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