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A 17th Century gold mourning ring for Charles I, with painted enamel portrait of the King against a lilac ground, the reverse painted with a skull motif against a black ground with the inscription Jn.30 1648, the shank and bezel with black enamel decoration (distressed), the interior engraved Martye populi (people's martyr).
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A 17th Century gold mourning ring for Charles I, with painted enamel portrait of the King against a lilac ground, the reverse painted with a skull motif against a black ground with the inscription Jn.30 1648, the shank and bezel with black enamel decoration (distressed), the interior engraved Martye populi (people's martyr).
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See Front Cover Illustration
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The date to the reverse may cause confusion, as historians record the execution of Charles I as taking place on January 30th 1649, however, in the 17th Century the new year began on 25th March, a practise that continued until 1752 when the Roman calendar resumed and the present date of 1st January adopted.