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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1266894, member: 5682&quot;]Not exactly what you were looking for:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]137916.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]137917.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]137918.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>guy :devil:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Addendum: Here&#039;s the engraver&#039;s bio (from Wikipedia):</p><p><br /></p><p>Norbert Roettiers (1665 – May 18, 1727) was a celebrated Flanders-born engraver of currency and medals in both England and France. With his elder brother James he was named Engraver-General to the British Royal Mint in 1695.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roettiers was born in Antwerp, the third son of John Roettiers (1631–1703), and a member of an illustrious family of engravers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths, including his brother James Roettiers (1663–1698); cousin Joseph-Charles Roettiers (1691–1779); son Jacques Roettiers (1707–1784), also known as James; and grandson Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (1736–1788).</p><p><br /></p><p>He was employed in the British Royal Mint from about 1684 onwards, and in 1690 was officially the given post (together with his brother James) of assistant engraver. He was a strong Jacobite and left England about 1695 to attach himself to the Stuart court. He was later appointed engraver-general to the French mint, and died at his country seat in France.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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