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Auction 12  22 May 2016
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Lot 253

Estimate: 1750 CHF
Price realized: 3100 CHF
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A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF DUTCH AND DUTCH RELATED MEDALS

The Dutch Republic. 1594. Medal (Silver, 51mm, 45.90 g 12), on Prince Maurice's rescue of Coevorden from a Spanish siege, and on the capture of Groningen; unsigned but by G. van Bylaer. (rosette)xNEXOSxFAVOREx NVMINISxQVISxDISSOLVES; (=who would disunite those who God put together?) Sheaf of arrows surrounded by shields bearing the arms of Gelderland, Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland and Overijssel. Rev. Descriptive inscription in 12 lines. Van Loon I, pp. 440-441. A superb, attractive and very well-struck piece with fine, old toning. Extremely fine.

From a collection in America.
The obverse die of this medal was used to strike the reverse of the following lot.

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