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Charles II 1660-1685 AD
Following the Restoration of the Monarchy Charles II ordered trials for a milled coinage from the newly appointed Dutch engravers, the Roettier brothers, at the Royal Mint. Thomas Simon,an audacious and creative local engraver, armed with a wonderful contemporary drawing from his friend the diarist and close friend of the king, Samuel Pepys, sought to secure the commission, but failed.
Simon, aggrieved that he had not been given the commission, was determined to win the King over and be chosen as the official designer with his clever concepts. He set out to win the King over by creating a coin which would highlight his skills.
Simon engraved the dies for this fabulously detailed Crown featuring an arresting depiction of Charles II’s bust on the obverse with “Simon” engraved just below the King’s clothed neckline. Simon was the first engraver to bring ‘frosted’ parts to a coin. The spectacular details on the coin and the medallic appearance allowed showed off his artistry in the portrait of the King with such fine detail such as the candle light shadows of the King's vein on the neck.
To dramatize his case, he placed a tiny inscription in two rows of letters on its edge of the coin. The “Petition” of two hundred raised letters in two lines around the coin’s rim, which is only 3.5mm deep, demonstrated his technical skill. It reads:
" "THOMAS SIMON MOST HVMBLY PRAYS YOVR MAJESTY TO COMPARE THIS HIS TRYALL PIECE WITH THE DVTCH AND IF MORE TRVLY DRAWN & EMBOSS’D MORE GRACE; FVLLY ORDER’D AND MORE ACCURATELY ENGRAVEN TO RELIEVE HIM "
Following the Restoration of the Monarchy Charles II ordered trials for a milled coinage from the newly appointed Dutch engravers, the Roettier brothers, at the Royal Mint. Thomas Simon,an audacious and creative local engraver, armed with a wonderful contemporary drawing from his friend the diarist and close friend of the king, Samuel Pepys, sought to secure the commission, but failed.
Simon, aggrieved that he had not been given the commission, was determined to win the King over and be chosen as the official designer with his clever concepts. He set out to win the King over by creating a coin which would highlight his skills.
Simon engraved the dies for this fabulously detailed Crown featuring an arresting depiction of Charles II’s bust on the obverse with “Simon” engraved just below the King’s clothed neckline. Simon was the first engraver to bring ‘frosted’ parts to a coin. The spectacular details on the coin and the medallic appearance allowed showed off his artistry in the portrait of the King with such fine detail such as the candle light shadows of the King's vein on the neck.
To dramatize his case, he placed a tiny inscription in two rows of letters on its edge of the coin. The “Petition” of two hundred raised letters in two lines around the coin’s rim, which is only 3.5mm deep, demonstrated his technical skill. It reads:
" "THOMAS SIMON MOST HVMBLY PRAYS YOVR MAJESTY TO COMPARE THIS HIS TRYALL PIECE WITH THE DVTCH AND IF MORE TRVLY DRAWN & EMBOSS’D MORE GRACE; FVLLY ORDER’D AND MORE ACCURATELY ENGRAVEN TO RELIEVE HIM "
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