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| England. House of Stuart. Charles I (1625-1649). Anglo-Dutch Fishing Treaty. Artist: Heinrich Reitz Cast Æ Medal |
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Attribution: Medallic Illustrations 1, 279, 84 (citing an Æ specimen at Oxford, Bodley); Eimer 128b
Date: 1636
Obverse: CAR•ET•MAR•D•G•ANGL•FRANC•ET•HIBER•RR•, Conjoined busts of Charles I, armoured and draped, three-quarters right, with Henrietta Maria, right; 16-36 across fields
Reverse: IVSTITIA ET PAX OSCVLATÆ SVNT PSAL ✚ 84•, seated figures of Justice and Peace, embracing, two infant genii in attendance
Size: 54.81mm
Weight: 76.87 grams
Rarity:  8
Description: VF, coarsely cast, extremely rare in bronze.
From the Christopher Foley Collection; Woolley & Wallis (16 October 2014), lot 240 (Unsold). Ex Spink Auction 11009 (22 June 2011), lot 779 ($1162 plus fees). Ex. Bt. R. Falkiner (January 2001).
From the British Museum Website, Curator's comments: Medallic Illustrations 1, published in 1885, states: This medal is a variety of M.7134; 1865,0724.2 and 1866,0606.3. All these medals are extremely rare. They are always cast, and sometimes chased, and were executed by Heinrich Beitz [sic] the younger. They were issued to commemorate the treaty between the English and Dutch by which the latter were to pay £30,000 for the permission to fish in the British seas. The fleet which was equipped to bring about this treaty was engaged in clearing the narrow seas of pirates.
Not eligible for slabbing because of the cast manufacture and the fact that so few examples exist.
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