CNG 96, Lot: 1456. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Fernando VII. King of Spain, 1808-1833. Æ Proclamation Medal (50mm, 44.37 g, 12h). Issued by the University of Mexico City as a participation award for a literary contest. By J.M. Guerrero. Struck 1809. * FERDINANDVS VII BORBONIVS REX CATHOLICVS *, bust of Ferdinand left, wearing an ornate coat and the Order of the Golden Fleece / POES • ET • ELOQVENT • CERT • CONST • MEX • ACAD • around, J•M• GUERRERO INVENTO Y / G • EN • Mo (mintmark) • A • DE 1809 in two lines in exergue, seated figure of Minerva left, draped, cuirassed with aegis, and wearing a plumed helmet, holding spear and shield decorated with coat of arms; owl to left with a globe behind; bookcase in the background; palm fronds in vases and an open book to Minerva’s right. Grove F-38a; Medina 320; Herrera 34. EF, or better, reddish-brown patina with underlying luster, die chip at 11 o’clock on the obverse (seen on most known examples), minor marks.

Ex Sedwick 9 (26 April 2011), lot 1901.