Advocate of the American Cause of Liberty and the Batavian Republic

423, Lot: 536. Estimate $300. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). 1581-1795. Cast AR Medal (48mm, 22.50 g, 12h). On the New Year of 1785 and the Death of Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol. By I.G. Holtzhey. Dually dated 1784 and 1785 (in Roman numerals). VIVIT DEVS PATRIÆ PATER O · M ·, INEVNTE ANNO/MDCCLXXXV. in two lines in exergue / MORS OPTIMI MOEROR OMNIVM BONORVM, monumental tomb of Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol. Van Loon Suppl. 618; Betts, p. 305. EF, toned, scratch on obverse, hairlines.

Ex Meister & Sonntag 9 (26 May 2010), lot 596.