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Auction 18004 27-28 Mar 2018
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Charles I, Army and Naval Tribute, 1628, silver medal, by N. Briot, carolvs d: g: ang. sco. fran. et. hib. rex. fidei. def, crowned shield within Collar of the Order of the Thistle, surrounded by Garter, rev. regit. vnvs. vtroqve., crossed sceptre and trident tied with a cord, 1628 in exergue, 5.32g, 28mm. (Eimer 112; MI 250/27), skillfully plugged with reapplied detail, other old faint tooling in reverse field, otherwise cabinet toned, very fine.
provenance
Bt. July 1994
In 1628, Charles petitioned Parliament for money to increase the military and naval forces of the kingdom. However, Parliament was not immediately willing to accept such a demand, having only recently financed the Duke of Buckingham's disastrous expedition to aid the Protestant cause in La Rochelle. After heated debate, the King was forced to accept the Petition of Right (effectively enabling creditors to sue the Crown in consequence of it defaulting on restitution payment), before granting him this new subsidy.
This medal is also often thought of as a pattern Shilling
Estimate: £120.00 - £150.00
provenance
Bt. July 1994
In 1628, Charles petitioned Parliament for money to increase the military and naval forces of the kingdom. However, Parliament was not immediately willing to accept such a demand, having only recently financed the Duke of Buckingham's disastrous expedition to aid the Protestant cause in La Rochelle. After heated debate, the King was forced to accept the Petition of Right (effectively enabling creditors to sue the Crown in consequence of it defaulting on restitution payment), before granting him this new subsidy.
This medal is also often thought of as a pattern Shilling
Estimate: £120.00 - £150.00