The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

XIII: Medals of Charles II by Simon, Restoration of the Monarchy, 1660, a struck silver medal by T. Simon [formerly known as a Pattern Broad], laureate bust right, wearing Garter badge over armour, hair falling over shoulder, signed s below, carolvs ii d g mag br fr et hi rex, rev. magna opera domini, crowned shield of arms, edge plain, 29.5mm 7.95g (Lessen, BNJ 1995, type Ba; Nathanson p.34; MI I, 463/59; N 2776; cf. DNW 34, 521). About extremely fine and attractively toned, rare £500-£600---Provenance: E.C. Carter Collection; O.F. Parsons Collection, Baldwin Auction 12, 27 May 1997, lot 954 [from Baldwin December 1966].All of the productions dated 1660 are now established as being medals, made probably to commemorate the Restoration, but at some time after the event. Type B, the earliest issue, is of normal occurrence in silver, but is very rare in gold, and there is a unique example known in copper------For more information, additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.dnw.co.uk