CNG 106, Lot: 1048. Estimate $1500. Sold for $3200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). 1581-1795. AR Medal (52.5mm, 45.66 g, 12h). West Friesland mint; Cornelis Wyntgis, mintmaster. Dated 1617. * FRANGIMVR * SI * COLLIDIMVR, flooded city with three islands; five boats, two earthenware vessels, and a dolphin / C (lis) W * TR AHIT * ÆQVO * IVGO, man plowing left with two oxen; tree behind plow; radiant cloud above; in exergue, coat-of-arms flanked by 16 17. Van Loon II p. 99. EF, deeply toned.
From the RAJ Collection. Ex Moreira Collection (Part II, Superior, 10 December 1988), lot 1100.