363, Lot: 486. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). Willem IV. Stadtholder, 1747-1751. AR Medal (41mm, 24.92 g, 11h). Death of Willem IV. By J. G. Holtzhey. Dually-dated 1711 and 1751. W • C • H • FRISO D.G • P • AR & NASS TOT • BELG • LIB • GVB • HÆRED &C •, bust right of Willem IV, wearing elaborate coat; halo of stars above; I. G. HOLTZHEY • fEC below / APVD DEVM ET BONOS VIVET IN ÆTERNVM., elaborate sarcophagus inscribed GEN. 5./.V.24. in two lines; NAT • 1 • SEPT • MDCCXI • DEN •/22 • OCT • MDCCLI • in two lines in exergue. Van Loon Supplement 303. Near EF, toned, light marks and scratches.