| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 935 Price realized: 1,200 USD (Approx. 1,075 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: STUART. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. 1591-1646. Cast Oval AR Badge – Military Reward (22x27mm, 5.48 g, 12h). Possibly by T. Simon. Cast circa 1642. Collared and armored bust facing / Crowned coat-of-arms. Platt & Platt type GMI 298/117; Eimer –. Toned, chased as made. Good VF. From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Galerie des Monnaies of Geneva (10 June 1978), lot 3142. The grandson of Francis Walsingham, the Principal Secretary and 'spymaster' of Elizabeth I, as well as the son Elizabeth's favorite, Robert Devereux figured prominently in the First English Civil War. At its outset, he became the first Captain-General of Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, known as the 'Roundheads.' However, unable and unwilling to defeat the Royalist forces during the Lostwithiel Campaign in 1644, Devereux became overshadowed by the ascending Oliver Cromwell and, less than six months after resigning from his commission, died without an heir in 1646. Estimate: 600 USD |  |
