144. D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1665.
Bust of Charles II., I., laureate, hair long, in richly figured
armour, which is ornamented with a lion’s head, and mantle
over the shoulders. Leg. carolvs . i i . d ; g ; m ; b r ; f r ; e t .
h ; r e x . On truncation, T. r . (Thomas Rawlins.)
Rev. An English ship in full sail, r., the flag inscribed C. R.
Leg. n o s . p e n e s . im p e r iv m . (The empire is with us.)
Floral border on both sides.
1-6 by 1'5. Med. Hist. xxix. 3. Yan Loon, II. 507.
Evelyn, 130.
MB. At. Hunter, Af. T. M. Whitehead, N . P. H.
Yan Gelder, 2E. Rare.
This medal by Thomas Rawlins was struck both in gold and
silver. I t has a ring for suspension, and was probably given
to officers who had distinguished themselves, that they might
wear it as a badge of honour. Those already described under
Nos. 139-141 have never occurred with any loop by which
they might have been worn. It is supposed to have been
struck after the battle of 3 June, 1665, as the victory of that
day gave to Charles the empire of the sea.
At some later period impressions of the obverse have been
taken upon thin pieces of silver; the die on them shows
marks of rust and polishing (MB. JR.).
145, D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1665.
Bust of Charles II., r., laureate, hair long, flowing behind
the neck and on his left shoulder, neck bare, in mantle. Leg.
CAROLVS . n . D . G . M . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX. Below, SimOtl.
(Thomas Simon.)
Rev. Charles II., in royal robes, crowned, and bearing a
trident, is drawn over the sea in a naval car by four sea-horses.
Fleet in the distance. Leg. e t . po n tv s . s e r v ie t . 1665.
(The sea too shall obey.)
1-1. Med. Hist. xxix. 1. Vertue, xxxvii. Van Loon,
H. 507.
MB. At. Bibl. Paris, At. Rare.
This small but beautiful medal is supposed to be the last
of Thomas Simon’s works. Its date shows that it was intended
to commemorate thè empire of the sea obtained by England
through the victory of 3 June, 1655. Most of the impressions
of this medal bear, more or less, marks of the failure of the
die of the reverse by a series of concentric flaws around the
upper part ; they do not, however, obscure the minute finish of
this extraordinary medal.
146. D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1665. P a t t e r n .
Bust of Charles II., I., laureate, in armour. Leg. c a r o l v s .
a . CAROLO.
Rev. Britannia, seated, L, holding laurel branch and spear;
at her side, shield. Leg. qvatvor . maria . v in d ic o . (I claim
the four seas.) Ex. Br it a n n ia .
1‘2. Yan Loon, II. 507.
MB. At. M.
A pattern for a halfpenny. The die of the obverse is in the
British Museum.
147. D om in io n o f t h e S e a . 1665. P a t t e r n .
Bust of Charles II., I., laureate, hair long, in armour. Leg.
carolvs . a . carolo. Below, 1665.
Rev. Britannia, seated, I., holding laurel branch, &c.; similar
to the preceding.
•95. Yan Loon, II. 507. Evelyn, 139.
MB. N . At. M. -
In the list of medals by Roettier (Stuart Papers, Windsor),
it is stated of this piece, “ A medal, as it may be called, of K.
Charles II., tho’ struck for a farthing in the Dutch War during
that Dispute for the Dominion of the Sea.” These pieces being
intended for coins bear various dates.