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Poland, Vladislas IV (1632-48), Marriage to Louise Marie Gonzaga, 1646, gold medal, by Jean Höhn, 57mm., 55.13g, struck in Gdansk (Danzig), Siste gradû Bellona iubet nunc Iuno quietem. Enfaciâ tibi sit dulcis amore quies., the royal couple seated facing and holding hands, on a paved terrace, beneath a decorated canopy, the king on the left, crowned, holding a sceptre, his feet resting on weapons and arms, garlands and sprays of olive and laurel above them, a balustrade behind, blue enamel in the fields and red enamel in the interior of the canopy and the backs of the two chairs, the letters picked out in gold, rev. Vladislao iv. poloniae ac sveciae regi. et Ludovicae Mariae mantuanae. Sponsis, the name Jehova in Hebrew above a radiant cloud and a crowned eagle which hovers over the arms of Danzig with lion supporters, legend in ten lines below, Fata polo veniunt; homi / num sunt vota: IEHOVA / Tu devota iuva; tu / sacra pacte fove. / Sintea fausta novis / consortibq hisq subalis / Pax regnum populus / floreat et / gedanum. / m.dc.xlvi., a small ornate cartouche below, blue enamel in the fields and the letters picked out in gold, edge plain (for the gold medal see Bentkowski 128, and H.Cz.7585 - R6), a superb medal, the enamel fresh and bright, the fine details very beautifully worked, small damage at the top edge where a mount has been removed otherwise in extremely fine condition, a great rarity.

Estimate: £12,000.00 - £15,000.00