Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 18 | Auction date: 11 June 2025 |
Lot number: 431 Price realized: 320 GBP (Approx. 433 USD / 377 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on ![]() |
Lot description: Christ's Hospital School Badge, 1673, uniface silver badge, after J. Roettier, Arithmetic, together with Geometry and Astronomy, encourages a Blue Coat boy, showing him an inscribed tablet, ships under sail beyond, AUSPICIO CAROL SECVUNDI. REGIS. 1673., 70mm, 40.58g (Eimer 252; MI i 557/218; Grimshaw 1). Piercing and attempted piercing at 12 o'clock, extremely fine.Provenance:Bought Christopher Eimer, 23 November 2023Rust marks in the central part of the badge indicate that this is a slightly later example. Starting price: 200 GBP | ![]() |