Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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GERMANY. Nurnberg. Gold Biblical Medallic Ducat, ND (ca. 1780). PCGS MS-63.
GPH-1076. Inscription: "sey getreu bis an den tod so wil ich dir die krone des lebens geben Apoc:2 v10" (be faithful until death so I will give you the crown of life- Revelations 2:10). This ornamental religious medal struck in gold carries the inscribed Bible verse on the reverse, and the obverse features a motif of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Clearly a well produced piece, this example has proof-like characteristics of deep fields and frosty devices.
Estimate: $700 - $1000
GPH-1076. Inscription: "sey getreu bis an den tod so wil ich dir die krone des lebens geben Apoc:2 v10" (be faithful until death so I will give you the crown of life- Revelations 2:10). This ornamental religious medal struck in gold carries the inscribed Bible verse on the reverse, and the obverse features a motif of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Clearly a well produced piece, this example has proof-like characteristics of deep fields and frosty devices.
Estimate: $700 - $1000