British memorial medal - Oxford Memorial – HCR155369

Obverse

Inscription:

16 48 / P. M. / ACAD: / OXON. / R. N.

Design:

altar

Reverse

Inscription:

DEO, / ECCLESIÆ, / PRINCIPI / VICTIMA.

Information

Person

Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1625–1649 (ruler/authority)

Technique

cast

Dating

1648/9

Note

From Corpus archive: "... This is said to have been struck out of the College Plate when Presented to K. Charles the 1st in his Troubles. And they wore it then about their necks ..."

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

silver

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

9.36

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1933

Source

Corpus Christi College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Corpus Christi College, 1933.

Acquisition note

Arch. Coll. 7 Handlist by J. G. M. / Presented by Richard Newlyn, 1715. (Randolph's MS Cat, 1750, p. 17a no. 16 (7-2).) / at Corpus: see D/2/2: Register of Book Donations, 1695-1824

looped

Reference

Hawkins, Edward - 1885 - Medallic illustrations of the history of Great Britain and Ireland to the death of George II : 348:207

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, cgallacher