Triton XIX, Lot: 2788. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). Jan Jacob van Westrenen & Johanna Catharina Mamuchet van Houdringe. 1685-1769 and 1690-1772. AV Medal (43mm, 35.00 g, 12h). Golden Wedding Anniversary. By I. C. Marme. Dated 25 August 1759. GODS MILDE HAND KROOND’T VRINDLYK PAAREN, Jan Jacob and Johanna standing facing one another, clasping hands over garlanded flaming altar inscribed L/ PS : 128 . V . S . 5.6; rose bushes flanking; above,
manus Dei holding cornucopia of flowers; in exergue, VAN IAN · IAC · V · WESTRENEN · EN/ IAJ · CAT · MAMUCHET V ·/ HOUDRINGE / ‘T DANKOFFER BRAND NA VYFTIG IAAREN ·, Jan Jacob and Johanna kneeling right before lighted altar bearing two coats-of-arms and inscribed PSALM 50 · V : 23; above, legend in Hebrew in radiant clouds; in exergue, OP DEN 25 · AUGUST · 1759. EF, hairlines, some die breaks.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, April 1995.