Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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GERMANY. Medallic Issues. Nuremberg. Gold Medal of 6 Ducats Weight, ND (ca. mid-late 17th Century). NGC MS-62.
cf. Erlanger-2238; cf. GPH-1055. By C. Moller. Diameter: 35mm; Weight: 20.7 gms. Obverse: Man and woman, clasping hands, standing facing one another before vined tree with lock; bound figure of the devil lying below; Reverse: Female figure, holding harp and flaming heart, kneeling right below radiant tetragrammaton; two doves on ground to right. INCREDIBLY RARE in gold, this impressive multiple Ducat-sized marriage medal offers great iconography and a high degree of lustrous brilliance.
From the Augustana Collection.
cf. Erlanger-2238; cf. GPH-1055. By C. Moller. Diameter: 35mm; Weight: 20.7 gms. Obverse: Man and woman, clasping hands, standing facing one another before vined tree with lock; bound figure of the devil lying below; Reverse: Female figure, holding harp and flaming heart, kneeling right below radiant tetragrammaton; two doves on ground to right. INCREDIBLY RARE in gold, this impressive multiple Ducat-sized marriage medal offers great iconography and a high degree of lustrous brilliance.
From the Augustana Collection.
Ex: Kuenker 49 (6/1999) Lot # 2145.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000