Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 29 19 Mar 2019
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Faversham Collection, Faversham, King Stephen (1135-1154), a pair of silver counters from the reign of Charles I, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, the King stands in full armour holding a battle-axe, STEPHANVS REX OBIT 25 OCTr 1154, rev. crowned shield with the sign for Sagittarius, RAINED 18 YEARS – BVRIED AT FEVERSHAM, 28mm. (MI.379/281), one fine, one better (2)
Stephen was buried in the grounds of the Abbey he and Queen Matilda had founded at Faversham in 1148. She and their son Eustace were to be buried alongside him. The graves were destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the rumour being that their bones were thrown into Faversham Creek. However the Parish Church of St. Mary of Charity contains an un-named canopy tomb and it is thought they might rest there.
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Stephen was buried in the grounds of the Abbey he and Queen Matilda had founded at Faversham in 1148. She and their son Eustace were to be buried alongside him. The graves were destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the rumour being that their bones were thrown into Faversham Creek. However the Parish Church of St. Mary of Charity contains an un-named canopy tomb and it is thought they might rest there.
(100-150 GBP)