| Spink > Auction 394 | Auction date: 31 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 186 Price realized: 160 USD (Approx. 148 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: England. William and Mary (1688-1694). Religious State of England. Dutch Medal. White Metal, 59.3mm. Unsigned, (by Jan Smeltzing). Pedestal inscribed BRITANNIA, atop are ecclesiastical items, above a hand merging from heave holds a scroll inscribed C. FAGELLI EPISTOLA EFFLAGITATA A I. STEWARDO 1687; LIBERTAS CONSIENTIAE HOC MONILI ORNATA. around, rev.Dog ¾ left, wearing a rosary, is about to swallow a book, as he tramples another and rests its paw on another sitting on a pedestal; RES IMMODERATA CIPIDO EST. Eimer--; MI i 620/35; v. Loon III, 361. The obverse here represents a Britain of religious tolerance with the Anglican mitre, Roman Catholic chalice, wafer and rosary and the non-conformist dove. The legend on the scroll is a reference to the response of Gaspar Fagel, Pensionary of Haarlem, and a zealous supporter of William of Orange to the machinations of Scottish Presbyterian lawyer James Stewart, who supported the repeal of the Test Acts. On the reverse, the dog, a Dutch symbol for greed or lust, represents James II devouring his coronation oath, trampling on the liberty of conscience and removing the Test and Penal Laws, which sealed the safety of the state. The books the dog despoils are "Magnum Iuramentum", "Libertas Conscientae: and "Salus Reipublicae". Good Very Fine.. Estimate: $200 - $300 |  |
