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Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8  20 Sep 2017
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Lot 433

Estimate: 800 GBP
Price realized: 1800 GBP
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Commemorative Medals, Jacobite, James II and Mary, the Birth of Prince James, Dutch satirical silver medal, 1688, by Jan Smeltzing, Truth, naked, standing on a snake, holds open the door in a plinth revealing a Jesuit placing Prince James on a cushion, SIC NON HEREDES DEERUNT, rev. the Trojan Horse, Troy burning in the distance, EQUO NUNQUAM TU CREDE BRITANNE, 58mm (MI.630/52; Eimer 291; vL.III, 345; CP 50, 6), extremely fine, rare
The medal struck in the Protestant Netherlands, warns Britain not to trust in the promises of James who, like the Trojan horse, conceals a treacherous intent.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (800-1200 GBP)
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