The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014
Lot 525
William of Orange lands at Torbay
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £320
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Description
William of Orange lands at Torbay, Dutch silver medal, 1688, unsigned,
Britannia stands beneath an orange tree with staff and Liberty cap, to right an inscribed tablet on column, SOLI DEO GLORIA, rev., Belgic lion one paw on bible, tramples a serpent, beyond ships sail to 'BRITANNIA - TORBAY', IN TVITIONEM RELIG PROTES, 43.5mm (MI 641/67; MH 78; vL III, 355). Extremely fine and lightly toned.
Provenance: Georg Wendel Münzen und Medaillen