Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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MEXICO. Ferdinand VII/Colegio de Santa Cruz de Oaxaca Oval Gilt Bronze Medal, 1809. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-62+★.
Grove-F-98A. By F. Gordillo. Issued by Viceroy Archbishop Lizana. Obverse: Uniformed bust left (as a prisoner of Napoleon); Reverse: Minerva seated left, saving chained crown of Spain from French monster crushed by bundle of rods to left. Incredibly vibrant and lustrous, this enchanting specimen, offering an intricate portrait of the jailed monarch, glistens with delight and exhibits just some friction in the fields. Fairly RARE and seldom seen, especially this alluring and enticing.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000
Grove-F-98A. By F. Gordillo. Issued by Viceroy Archbishop Lizana. Obverse: Uniformed bust left (as a prisoner of Napoleon); Reverse: Minerva seated left, saving chained crown of Spain from French monster crushed by bundle of rods to left. Incredibly vibrant and lustrous, this enchanting specimen, offering an intricate portrait of the jailed monarch, glistens with delight and exhibits just some friction in the fields. Fairly RARE and seldom seen, especially this alluring and enticing.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000