LOW COUNTRIES, Burgundian Netherlands. Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal and statesman. 1517-1586. Gilt Æ Medal (44mm, 35.48 g, 12h). By Giovanni Melon. Struck 1571. Original strike. Good VF.Electronic Auction 565 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LOW COUNTRIES, Burgundian Netherlands. Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal and statesman. 1517-1586. Gilt Æ Medal (44mm, 35.48 g, 12h). By Giovanni Melon. Struck 1571. Original strike. ANT · S · R · E · PBR · CARD · GRANVELANVS
, bust left, wearing cassock / IN HOC VINCES, Granvelle seated left in episcopal regalia, presenting banner to Don John of Austria; soldiers and attendants in background. Attwood 985. Traces of mount, areas of worn gilding. Good VF. Rare original strike. |