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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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A very rare and beautifully toned box Medal

Estimate: 4000 CHF
Hammer Price:  5000 CHF
Lot 66

Netherlands, The Dutch Republic. Amsterdam. Box Medal (Silver, 77mm, 94.88 g), in commemoration of the granting of arms to Amsterdam by William V, Count of Holland, in 1342, and the granting of a crown for those arms by the Emperor Maximilian in 1488, by Pieter van Abeele, Amsterdam, made c. 1669, from a plaquettepenning originally made c. 1650-1654. COM.WILH.HOC INSIGNE / AMSTELODAMO DONO / 13 DEDIT 42 Count William, enthroned on the left, presenting the arms of Amsterdam to a group of citizens standing on the right; below the Count, on the dais, P.V.ABEELE.F.; all within an oak wreath border. Rev. CAES.MAX.CORONAM.IMP: / DONAVIT AMSTELO / 14 DAMO 88 Maximilian, standing on the right, presenting a crown for the Amsterdam arms to a group of citizens standing on the left; all within an oak wreath border. Frederiks 28/28a. TMNK 00765 (box). Van Loon I, p. 250. Very rare as a box medal. Attractive and toned. Extremely fine.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 07:13:29 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5000 CHF

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