STUART. James III (The Old Pretender). 1688-1766. AR Medal (50mm, 39.22 g, 12h). Memorial of Princess Louisa Mary (1692-1712), the sister of James III. By N. Roettiers. Dated 1712. IACOBVS · III · D · G · M · B · F · ET · H · REX ·, draped and cuirassed bust of James III left; N · R below bust / PRINCEPS · LVD · SER · M · B · REGIS · SOROR ·, draped and cuirassed bust of Louisa Mary left; · N · R ·/1712 below bust. Woolf 25:2; MI 388/241; Eimer 454a. Usual light die rust on obverse. Lightly toned. EF. A very rare medal in the Jacobite series.
Reportedly from an old collection formed circa 1880 to 1890.
