1531. temp. STUART. William Sancroft. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1677-1690. AR Medal (51mm, 54.25 g, 12h). Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops. By G. Bower. Dated 1688. (star) GVIL · SANCROFT · ARCHIEPISC · CANTVAR · 1688 ·, bust right, wearing camauro and canonical robes / Seven medallions of the Bishops committed to the Tower of London: Bishops Henry Compton (middle – London); proceeding clockwise around: Francis Turner (upper right – Ely), Thomas Ken (Bath), Sir John Trelawney (Bristol), Thomas White (Peterborough), John Lake (Chichester), and William Lloyd (St. Asaph); twelve stars around; ·GB·F· below. Cf. MI 622/37 (for type); Eimer 288a. EF, toned, once polished. ($300) From the Jonathan H. Kagan Collection.
The Birth of “The Old Pretender” - The Protestant Version
1532. STUART, James II. 1685-1688. AR Medal (58mm, 12h). Commemorating the Protestant Version of the Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, “The Old Pretender”, 10 June 1688 . Of Dutch manufacture. [By G. Bower]. SIC NON HEREDES DEERUNT, Radiant Truth, standing on the serpent of heresy set on ground and holding open cupboard door inscribed IAC : FRANC/EDUARD : SUPPOSIT :/20 IUNII/1688.; inside, Jesuit left on ladder, supporting cushion containing infant holding ciborium and crowning self; above, wind blowing; massive armada of ships in background; tunnel entrance in ground to right / EQUO NUNQUAM TU CREDE BRITANNE, Trojan Horse standing left, wearing saddle-cloth inscribed LIBERT.CONs./SINE IURAM:/ET LEG : P; girth inscribed ASTU; in background, city of Troy in flames. Van Loon III 345; MI 630/52; Eimer 291. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Toned. Rare. ($2000) From the Jonathan H. Kagan Collection. Ex Goldberg 67 (31 January 2012), lot 4159.
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