A Guide to the Exhibition of English MedalsBritish Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
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A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals
British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
Medals -- Great Britain
59. James I., 1616. _Obv._ Bust of King, three quarters r.,
head bare, wearing ruff, collar of Garter, &c., above, crown
dividing I. R., at sides _SP fe. Jacobus D. G. Mag. Britt.
&c. Rev._ Royal shield within Garter, supporters, &c.; below,
motto, BEATI PACIFICI. IACOBUS DEI GRATIA MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ, &c.
Silver. Oval. Size 2·2.
60. Another. _Obv._ Varied; King wears hat; below, _Simon
Passæus sculp._: no legend. _Rev._ Similar. Silver. Oval. Size
2·2.
61. Queen Anne (of Denmark), 1616. _Obv._ Bust of Queen, three
quarters l., wearing high collar, &c.; above, crown dividing A.
R.; at sides _SP fe. Anna D. G. Mag. Britt._ &c. _Rev._ Danish
shield of Queen crowned, with supporters; below, her motto, _La
mia Grandezza dal Eccelso_. ANNA DEI GRATIA MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ,
&c. Silver. Oval. Size 2·2.
62. Charles, Prince of Wales, 1616. _Obv._ Bust of Prince,
three quarters r., head bare, wearing ruff, armour, &c.
_Carolus Princeps Walliæ_. _Rev._ Shield of Prince crowned
within Garter: below, _Anno D. 1616_. _Si. Pa. fec._
ILLUSTRISS. ET POTEN. PR. CAROLUS PRINCEPS WALLIÆ DUX CORN. YOR
ET ALB. ETC. Silver. Oval. Size 2·2.
63. Another, 1616. _Obv._ Bust of Prince, three quarters r.,
head bare, wearing ruff, doublet, &c. ILLUSTRISS. ET POTEN.
PRINC. CAROLUS, &c.: below, _Simon Passæus sculp_. _Rev._
Prince on horseback r.; in the distance, view of London: below,
Prince's plumes between CAROLUS PRINCEPS. _S. P. sc._ Silver.
Oval. Size 2·4.
64. James. I., Anne of Denmark, and Prince Charles, 1616.
_Obv._ Busts of King, Queen and Prince similar to those on
Nos. 60—62. _Rev._ Two shields, arms of King and Queen with
supporters, &c., below, Prince's plumes and mottoes of King and
Queen. POTENTISS. IACOBVS D. G. MAG. BRITT. &c. Silver. Oval.
Size 2·5.
65. Frederick, Count Palatine, Elizabeth, and Prince Frederick,
1616. _Obv._ Portraits, facing, of Frederick, Elizabeth his
wife, and their eldest son Prince Frederick. _Rev._ Two
shields, arms of Frederick and Elizabeth supported by two
lions: above, his helmet and crest; below, his motto, SVPERATA
TELLVS SYDERA _Donat._ EFFIG. ILLVST. PR. FREDERICI D. G. CO.
PAL. &c. Silver. Oval. Size 2·5.
The young prince here represented with his parents was Prince
Frederick, who was drowned on a journey from Amsterdam to Utrecht 1626.
66. George Villiers, Marquis of Buckingham, 1618. _Obv._ Bust,
three quarters r., wearing ruff, embroidered doublet, &c.
NOBILISS. DN'. GEORGIUS VILL. MARCHIO BUCKINGHAMIÆ, &c. _Rev._
Shield, arms of the Marquis within Garter, supporters, helmet,
crest, and motto, _Fidei Coticula Crux_; behind, two anchors.
Silver. Oval. Size 2·4.
George Villiers was created Marquis of Buckingham in 1618, and Duke in
1623, so that this piece must have been executed between those dates.
He was assassinated in 1628.
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