| Description |
William & Mary silver Coronation Medal 1689, by Georg Hautsch (obverse) and Conrad Gottlieb Lauffer (reverse), 41 mm, MI-666/35, MS63 NGC. Struck at Nuremburg, this excellent medal places the king on one side "opposed" on the other by his queen. Each portrait is a superb image, deeply engraved, and struck in high relief, showing splendid details of their regalia. This medal is toned with a pleasing bluish gray color, with its surfaces showing some ancient marks. The raised lettered edge features a six-petaled flower stop and a legend reading REX EST CONQVESTOR REDDITQVE MARIA SALVTEM.
Realized $1,292.50. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions. |
