SINCONA Auction 96
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SINCONA British Collection - Part 6

(British Gold and Silver Medals)

GROSSBRITANNIEN Königreich

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Starting price 5,000 CHF
Result 30,000 CHF

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Charles II. 1660-1685

Charles II. 1660-1685. Silver Medal 1660 (struck c. 1670-1680), 306.98 g. Restoration, 'Felicitas Britanniæ'. Unsigned, by J. Roettier. Bust, armoured and draped. CAROLVS . SECVNDVS . D. G. MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX. Rv. Britannia seated beneath a cliff, receives an olive branch from Justice, standing before her and accompanied by Hercules and Pallas. FELICITAS . BRITANNIÆ . 29. MAII . 1660. Plain edge. 85.6 mm. Eimer 212. MI i 460/53. van Loon II, 464,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1660-36. Selten / Rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Prachtvolles Medaillon / Magnificent medal.

From the auction Spink Taisei Numismatics 33, Zurich, April 1990, lot 764.

Charles II (29 May 1630 - 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
He was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649.

The Stuart Restoration was the reinstatement of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland in May 1660. It replaced the Commonwealth of England.

This is reportedly one of the most beautiful medals made by John Roettier.