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17 December 2023
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Imprisonment of the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury

Starting Price: 100 CHF
Hammer Price:  100 CHF
Lot 812

ENGLAND. William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1677-1690. Medal (Silver, 50 mm, 28.70 g, 12 h), Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops, By G. Bower, dated 1688. * GVIL · SANCROFT · ARCHIEPISC · CANTVAR · 1688 · Bust of William Sancroft to right, wearing camauro and canonical robes. Rev. ·GB·F· Seven medallions of the Bishops committed to the Tower of London: Bishops Henry Compton (middle – London); proceeding clockwise around: Francis Turner (upper right – Ely), Thomas Ken (Bath), Sir John Trelawney (Bristol), Thomas White (Peterborough), John Lake (Chichester), and William Lloyd (St. Asaph); twelve stars around. Cf. MI 622/37 (for type). Eimer 288b. Lightly toned. Very fine.

From a collection in the USA.

William Sancroft was the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, and was one of seven Bishops imprisoned in 1688 for seditious libel against King James II.

Online bidding closes: 17 Dec 2023, 20:46:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Apr 2024, 06:55:04 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:100 CHF by MailBidder9439 (1 bid)
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