down in front. Leg. e l i s a b e t h . d . g . a n g . f b . e t h i b . e e -
g in a . i. D. (J, Dassier.)
Rev. A monument, having, in low relief, the destruction of
the Armada; the eye of Providence in the pediment. On one
side, Religion holding the Bible and a lighted candle, emblematical
of the Reformation; on the other, Minerva, emblematical
of the wisdom and prudence of Elizabeth. E x .
n a t a . 7 . SEPT . 1533. COE. 15 . i a n . 1559 . m . 24 . MABT 1602*
MB. M.
The portrait of Elizabeth is imitated from the miniature by
Isaac Oliver.
1 9 4 - D a s s i e b ’s M e d a l . Variety.
Bust of Elizabeth, I., laureate, hair turned up behind,
coronet, ear-ring, necklace, drapery decorated with a jewelled
border, and fastened in front with a brooch. Leg. E l i s a b e t h .
D . G . ANG . FE . ET . HIB . BEGINA. I . D. (J. Dassier.)
No reverse.
1-6.
Extremely rare.
This was the obverse originally executed for Dassier’s me^
dallic series, but not approved, and laid aside.
1 9 5 . E l iz a b e t h . P o e t e a it by P e t i t .
Bust of Elizabeth, r., in cap with drapery descending at the
sides, tied in front, and fastened by brooch and string of jewels,
ruff, and stiff collar. Leg. E l i z a b e t h q u e e n o f E n g l a n d .
PETIT. F.
No reverse.
2.MB. M.
One of a series struck in France about 1820; a pecuniary
speculation which did not succeed.
JAMES I. 1603—1625.
1 . A c c e s s i o n . 1603.
Bust of James I., three-quarters, r., laureate, wearing falling
lace collar, rich armour with lion’s head on shoulder, and
fringed scarf across his breast and tied in a knot on each
shoulder. Leg. i a c ’ . i . t o t i v s . i n s ’ . b e y t . im p ’ . e t . f e a n c .
e t . h i b . e e x . (James I., Emperor of the whole Island of
Britain, and King of France and Ireland.) m. m. Rose.
Rev. Shield; garnished, crowned; 1 and 4. France and
England quarterly, 2. Scotland, 3. Ireland. Leg. i v g i . c o n -
c o b d i a . f l o e e n t . (They flourish under a concordant yoke.)
Stops, roses.
1-75. Perry, ix. 4.
MB. At. Unique ?
This is the first instance of any English sovereign having
assumed the title of Emperor, or the laureate crown. It was
quite in accordance with James’s idea of the unlimited power
of a monarch. There is a recent copy of this piece, slightly
varied (See Med. Hist. xii. 7).
2. B e z a n t . 1603.
James I., in royal robes, kneels, I., with uplifted hands
before an altar in an oratory: before him, on the carpet, are
the four crowns of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland.
Leg. q v id . b e t e i b v a m . d om in o . p e o . om n ib v s . qv.® . t e i b v i t .
m ih i. (What reward shall I give unto the Lord : for all the
benefits that he hath done unto me ?—Psal. cxvi. 1 1 .) m. m.
Fleur-de-lis: stops, stars.
No reverse.
2-75. Perry, x. 2.
MB. At. from the Strawberry Hill Collection. Unique ?
It was the custom of English sovereigns upon high festivals
of the Church to offer up a bezant or bezantine of about £15
value. When James I. came to the throne of England, he