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Nomos 23

30 November 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Groningen's successful resistance

Estimate: 2500 CHF
Hammer Price:  3600 CHF
Lot 351

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC. Groningen. 1672. Obsidional 25 Sols (Silver, 28x26 mm, 14.28 g, 12 h), struck in commemoration of Groningen's successful resistance against the forces of Bernhard von Galen, Bishop of Münster, who besieged the city from 9 July to 17 August; with a detailed view of the besieged city on the reverse, privately and contemporari. • IVRE • • ET • TEMPORE • 1672 • Crowned arms of Groningen; to left and right, 25 - ST. Rev. Belegert / den 9 iuli / verlaten / den 17 / augusti / 1672 Scene of the city of Groningen behind its ramparts, with Bernhard von Galen's siege works in the foreground. Cdmo. XLIV.11 var. CNM 2.14.39. Delm. 737; Huntington n° 1001.1. 7062. Very rare, attractively toned and with a very finely engraved reverse. Nearly extremely fine.

From the Huntington Collection, Numismatica Genevensis SA 7, 27 November 2012, 689.

Online bidding closes: 30 Nov 2021, 08:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 15:30:47 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3600 CHF

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