Christopher Eimer
Coins & Medals Bought and Sold est. 1971
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Medals
Reference:5746 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, 1642
Facing bust of the Earl of Essex./
Armorial shield, crowned, within an ornate escutcheon.
By Thomas Rawlins?
Gilt-silver. 21 x 31 mm.
Condition: Extremely Fine
Notes:
An exceptional specimen, retaining almost its entire, original gilding. Suspension loop on top edge.
Ex. Helen Farquhar collection; Glendining's auction, London, 25 April 1955, Lot 223, £12.
References:
MIi, 298/117.