Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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GERMANY. Strasburg. Gold Medallic Ducat, 1679. NGC MS-63.
Fr-Unlisted; GPH-737 var. (silver); (Pax in Nummis)-Unlisted. Diameter: 26mm; Weight: 3.43 gms. Commemorating the Peace of Nijmegen. Obverse: Noah's rainbow over pastoral landscape; rising sun on the horizon; I.B.MOS.9.12 (and God said, this is the token of the Covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature... I do set my bow in the cloud... and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting Covenant..., --adapted from Genesis); Reverse: "Den / Frid und / Rettungswunder / schein / lasz ia O Strasburg / ewig dein / und deiner Kinder / denkmal sein" (let the marvel of peace and rescue be forever thy monument and that of thy children, O Strasburg) in eight lines. An INCREDIBLY RARE piece that is likely unique, this medallic ducat celebrates the peace treaty at Nijmegen (Nimwegen/Nimegue), which ended the Franco-Dutch War. An assured cornerstone in any collection focused upon ducats, peace medals, or Biblical iconography--especially in this exceptionally choice, lustrous, and well struck state of preservation.
Ex: Stack's (1/2008) Lot # 2579.
Estimate: $15000 - $20000
Fr-Unlisted; GPH-737 var. (silver); (Pax in Nummis)-Unlisted. Diameter: 26mm; Weight: 3.43 gms. Commemorating the Peace of Nijmegen. Obverse: Noah's rainbow over pastoral landscape; rising sun on the horizon; I.B.MOS.9.12 (and God said, this is the token of the Covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature... I do set my bow in the cloud... and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting Covenant..., --adapted from Genesis); Reverse: "Den / Frid und / Rettungswunder / schein / lasz ia O Strasburg / ewig dein / und deiner Kinder / denkmal sein" (let the marvel of peace and rescue be forever thy monument and that of thy children, O Strasburg) in eight lines. An INCREDIBLY RARE piece that is likely unique, this medallic ducat celebrates the peace treaty at Nijmegen (Nimwegen/Nimegue), which ended the Franco-Dutch War. An assured cornerstone in any collection focused upon ducats, peace medals, or Biblical iconography--especially in this exceptionally choice, lustrous, and well struck state of preservation.
Ex: Stack's (1/2008) Lot # 2579.
Estimate: $15000 - $20000