GREAT BRITAIN. Execution of Charles I Gold Medal, ND (1649). Of uncertain Dutch or German manufacture. NGC AU Details--Plugged.
MI-352/210; Eimer-163; van Loon-II, 321. Weight: 51.87 gms. Obverse: CARL I V G KÖNIG VON ENGEL SCHOTT UND IRRLAND/ LEYDEN GOTT UND OBRIGKEIT ( God and the Sovereign power suffer... ), armored and draped bust facing slightly left; Reverse: BEY DES PÖFELS MACHT UND STREIT (...b y the mob's might and strife ), seven-headed monster rearing right; on ground to right, crown, scepter, and severed head of Charles. Always a popular and haunting type when encountered in silver, this example in gold is EXCESSIVELY RARE and seemingly never seen in the marketplace. As such, the holing and subsequent plugging-- a common aspect for the type in silver --hardly factor in any sense of distraction, as the likelihood of seeing another such rendition in gold is extremely unlikely. Powerful and rather graphic, this monumental RARITY should undoubtedly generate tremendous enthusiasm and interest.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00