Decapitation of James, Duke of Monmouth and Duke Archibald of Argyle, Silver Medal. Obverse: on an altar with crowned coat of arms encircled by garter order are four scepters and a bust of a man with laurel wreath, in background Neptune in sea-going car and ship on calm sea within an inscription. Reverse: Justice with sword and scales, on which she weighs three crowns against a sword, a torch and a serpent, stands between two beheaded corpses, the heads of which lie on a pedestal on either side of her, with her foot she tramples a snake, while in the background rebels are destroyed by lightning above inscription., Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, James Scott duke of Monmouth, Archibald Campbell (2nd Marquis and 9th Earl of Argyll), Reynier Arondeaux, Amsterdam, 1685, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d 6.2 cm × w 92.51 gr
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Decapitation, James, Duke, Monmouth, Duke Archibald, Argyle, black-and-white Medal, Obverse, altar, crowned coat, arms encircled, garter order, four scepters, bust, man, laurel wreath, background Neptune, sea-going car, ship, calm sea within, inscription, Reverse, Justice, sword, scales, weighs three crowns, torch, serpent, stands, two beheaded corpses, heads, lie, pedestal, side, foot, tramples, snake, background rebels, destroyed, lightning, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, James Scott duke, Archibald Campbell, 2nd Marquis, 9th Earl, Argyll, Reynier Arondeaux, Amsterdam, 1685, black-and-white, metal, striking, metalworking
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