| Spink > Auction 394 | Auction date: 31 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 203 Price realized: 170 USD (Approx. 157 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: England. William III (1694-1702). On the Siege and Recapture of Namur, 1695. Medal. White Metal, 45mm. By Georg Hautsch. Hercules standing ¾ left, holding oval medallions of William III and Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, dragon and Cerebus at his feet, rev. Town and fortification upon a hill, chronogrammatic date. Eimer 366; MI ii 139.395; v. Loon IV, 203. Extremely Fine.. Estimate: $200 - $250 |  |
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| Spink > Auction 394 | Auction date: 31 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 196 Price realized: 130 USD (Approx. 120 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: England. William and Mary (1688-1694). Congress of the Allies at The Hague, 1691. Medal. Bronze, 43.7mm. By Georg Hautsch. Prudence reclining left, holding a spear, uses her mirror to concentrate the sun's rays to destroy a pile of French and Turkish arms; CVRA HVC TRADVCITVR OMNIS. ("All our care is directed to this purpose" Three hands clasped over two crossed standards (imitating an ancient coin of Domitian), ancient prow below; CONCOR-DIA PRIN-CIPVM ("The concord of princes"), FOEDERATI PRINCIPES CONSILIA CONFERVNT HAGAE COM. 1691 in ex. Edge: IBI SALVS VBI MVLTA CONSILIA ("In the multitude of counselors there is safety"). Pax In Nummis 336; v. Loon III, P.531, 2. Extremely Fine.. Estimate: $125 - $175 |  |
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| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 137 | Auction date: 29 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1128 Price realized: 72,500 USD (Approx. 67,150 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Great Britain. 'Fine Work' Five Guineas, 1701. S.3456; Fr-310. William III, 1694-1702. Plain Scepters. Second laureate bust right. Reverse; Crowned cruciform shields with plain scepters. Sharply struck example with fine hair detail. The 'Fine Work' gold coins of William III are among the most spectacular of the period. Surfaces are proof like and gleaming with luster. A lovely example with great eye appeal. Pop 4; 4 in 62; 6 in 63. PCGS graded MS-61. Estimated Value $30,000 - UP The marvelous and deeply engraved portrait of King William on this coin, known as the "fine work" style, appeared only at the end of his reign and only on three of his gold denominations, all dated 1701. It was the last date to appear on any of his money. Each of the three gold coins presented the king wearing a long periwig slightly differently, but the most elegant of the designs was shown on this, the largest denomination. It was remarkably lifelike, even to the king's crooked nose and fine moustache. The reverse side's royal shield reverted from the elegantly Renaissance style of the former dual monarchy's coinage, presenting the more traditional four crowned royal shields in the shape of a "cruciform," each angle displaying a scepter topped by an emblem of the four kingdoms-of England, Scotland, France and Ireland in order from the first to last angle. The bold surrounding legend in Latin abbreviations proclaims William as King of Great Britain, France and Ireland. The famous Great Re-coinage of the silver money occurred late in this reign, during the middle 1690s, under the watchful eye of the Royal Mint's chief, Sir Isaac Newton, famed scholar and mathematician. It allowed all of the old, damaged and worn silver money to be returned to the Mint without loss of value (in other words, at face) to holders of the money that had lost so much of its real, intrinsic value. Bright new silver sixpence coins and shillings and halfcrowns were minted by the millions, to the relief of the public who now had full confidence in the real value of their money. But the Mint also continued to issue golden money of excellent quality. The whiff of change was in the air, however: the Bank of England's paper money, currency with the full backing of the bank (which had been founded in 1694 during this reign and had been growing in influence steadily until it funded the Crown's governing activities) was going to replace these beautiful large gold coins within six decades. Of all the coins of William III, collectors most cherish this splendidly made coin, worth a fortune in buying power in its day. Ex Goldberg Sale 41, May 27, 2007, lot 4522. |  |
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| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 35 Price realized: 700 GBP (Approx. 883 USD / 817 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: William III (1694-1702), silver Crown, 1696, third laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA., rev. crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau at centre in cartouche with nine billets, five strings to early harp, date either side of top crown, .MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX., edge inscribed, +.+.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. .ANNO. REGNI. OCTAVO, 29.84g (Bull 1004; ESC 94; S.3472). Toned, some raised die flaws and adjustment marks as often seen on this series, otherwise proficiently struck on good metal with pleasing overall detail. A well-balanced example of the third bust Crown, good very fine. The Latin legend translates as on obverse as "William the Third by the Grace of God," continuing on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland." The edge inscription translates as "An ornament and safeguard in the eighth year of reign." Provenance: Ex Simon Willis with three accompanying tickets, marked as Extremely fine on the aforementioned tickets. Starting price: 600 GBP |  |
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| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 36 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: William III (1694-1702), silver Crown, 1696, third laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA., rev. crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau at centre in cartouche with nine billets, five strings to early harp, date either side of top crown, .MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX., edge inscribed, +.+.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. .ANNO. REGNI. OCTAVO, 29.76g (Bull 1004; ESC 94; S.3472). Toned, some nicks and scratches across hair, wear to higher points, graded by NGC as VF30. NGC Certification 6674855-010 The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "William the Third by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland." and additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the eighth year of the reign." Provenance: Ex Coincraft, London, purchased 9th October 2010. Starting price: 200 GBP |  |
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| 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. | |
| 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 |  |
