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Auction 12  22 May 2016
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Lot 280

Estimate: 650 CHF
Price realized: 3000 CHF
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MODERN COINS
A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF DUTCH AND DUTCH RELATED MEDALS

Münster. Medal (Silver, 59mm, 50.72 g 12), on the Treaty of Münster, 1648; unsigned, but by E. Ketteler, 1648. (rose)ET? IVNCTI?CVRRVM?DOMINÆ?SVBIERE?LEONES (=and the yoked lions, drawing the lady's chariot (Verg. Aen.III, 113)) Two crowned lions to right, the Spanish holding a scepter and the Dutch a bunch of arrows, drawing a car bearing Pax; below, arms and armor; above right, PAX / HISPANO-BATAVA. Rev. In 9 lines: PACIS FŒLICITAS / ORBI CHRISTIANO QVA RESTITVTA / QVA AD INCITAMENTVM DEMONSTRATA / TOT REGNIS ET PROVINCIES /AD VTRVMQVE SOLEM VTRVMQ3 OCEANVM / TERRA MARIQVE PARTA SECVRITAS / TRANQVILLITATIS PVBLICÆ / SPE ET VOTO / ANNO M D C XLVIII. PIN 97. Van Loon II, pp. 301-303, iii. A fairly uncommon variant as compared to the next, beautifully toned and very well-struck. Good extremely fine.

Ex Künker 183, 14 March 2011, 2970.

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