Noonans
Auction 165 4-5 Dec 2019
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A Collection of Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman (Part II)
England, Birth of Prince James, 1688, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Smeltzing], Truth standing, holding open cupboard door to reveal Jesuit supporting cushion upon which sits the infant prince, fleet on horizon in background, rev. Trojan horse left, Troy burning in background, 59mm, 81.99g (Woolf 3:3; MI I, 630/52; E 291). Minor marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, rare £1,500-£1,800
England, Birth of Prince James, 1688, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Smeltzing], Truth standing, holding open cupboard door to reveal Jesuit supporting cushion upon which sits the infant prince, fleet on horizon in background, rev. Trojan horse left, Troy burning in background, 59mm, 81.99g (Woolf 3:3; MI I, 630/52; E 291). Minor marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, rare £1,500-£1,800