Description
James II, Stability of the Anglican Church. AR cast medal 1688 (57mm). A Jesuit and a monk attempt to undermine the foundations of the English Church, supported by the hand of God, with a spade and pickaxe, THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL. rev. Seven medallions containing portraits of an archbishop and six bishops, all named, WISDOM HATH BUILDED HER HOUS SHE HATH HEWN OUT HER 7 PILLERS. (MI i 625/42; E 289).
About Extremely Fine, toned, crudely made in Holland.