Lovely strike
softly struck otherwise good very fine and very rare
The gold for this issue may have been alluvial in origin
facing half-length bust with sword and shield wearing winged helmet and chain mail
interlinked pairs of Cs and Welsh plumes in alternate angles
British Colonization, 1670, silver Medal by Roettier Lovely strikeCharles II and Catherine of Braganza, British Colonization, 1670, Silver Medal, by John Roettier, conjoined busts right, CAROLVS. ET. CATHARINA. REX. ET. REGINA, rev the globe, centred on Africa and showing the Eastern seaboard of North America, + DIFFVSVS. IN. ORBE. BRITANNVS. 1670, 41mm (Betts 44; Eimer 245; MI i 546 203). Nearly extremely fine, attractively toned.