The Portland Collection, Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Naval Reward and the Battle of Lowestoft, silver medal, 1665, by John Roettier, dr. and laur. bust of Charles r., hair short, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D. G. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. Charles as Roman general, baton in hand, stands by rocky shore, beyond a fierce naval engagement, a ship sinks and, in the centre, two dominant British ships, legend, in ex. PRO TALIBVS AVSIS, 62.5mm. (MI.503/139; Eimer, 230; MH.52; vL.II, 504), contained in its original velvet-lined fitted leather case decorated in a pattern of small gilt and blind squares, certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 63
*ex Alan Irvine Collection, Baldwin's of St. James's (20 September 2017), lot 420.
The decorated leather cases of this period are rare survivors; however, it is slightly warped and lacks one (of two) hooks.