The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals | Peace of Breda, AR Medal, 1667, by John Roettier, CAROLVS • SECVNDVS • DEI • GRATIA • MAG • BRIT • FRAN • ET • HIBER • REX, laureate and draped bust right, rev. FAVENTE DEO, Britannia seated on the sea-shore, reviews her fleet, BRITANNIA in exergue, CAROLVS SECVNDVS PACIS ET IMPERII RESTITVTOR AVGVSTVS upwards on edge, 76.44g, 58mm, 12h (Eimer 241; MI i, 535/186; van Loon II, 522; Pax 270; MH.65), metal flaw in obverse field to right of bust, nevertheless toned over darkened surfaces, highly lustrous and thoroughly attractive, near extremely fine and rare in this state, an historic object directly connected to the establishment of Manhattan as a British Colony
Provenance
The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals
For further discussion on the significance of the Treaty of Breda to the story of New York, please see lot 244