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Auction: 22007 - British and World Coins and Commemorative Medals Autumn Auction
Lot: 747

Coronation of William and Mary, AR Medal, 1689, by R. Arondeaux, AUREA POMA MIXTA ROSIS, busts facing, within wreaths of roses and oranges, supported upon a base consisting of a volume inscribed, LEGES ANGLIAE; on which is an open book with seals, surmounted by the cap of Liberty, at either sides a cornucopia; one inscribed SAL • REG •, the other FELIC • PUB •, all beneath the Eye of Providence, D • F • A • WILH • HENR • ET MARIA M • BRIT • R • in exergue in two lines, rev. MELIOREM LAPSA LOCAVIT, an uprooted oak tree, near it an orange tree flourishes; naval fleet in distance, INAUGURATIONE MAIE : STATUM PERACTA LONDINI 11/21 APRIL 1689 in exergue in four lines, plain edge, 63mm, 92.58g (Eimer -; MI 668/39; Woolf 10:9), surfaces with some nailmarks and a small die flaw to the book below bust, otherwise with the most attractive iridescent toning, all detail pleasingly struck up, a most handsome near extremely fine example and rare

provenance
DNW 184, 3 November 2020, lot 731



Struck in Holland upon the Coronation. The obverse is emblematical of Great Britain. William and Mary, the orange and the rose, with the four spectres of England, France, Scotland and Ireland united under one crown and supported upon the laws of England and the bible, thus provide for the security of the Kingdom and the happiness of the people. The Eye of Providence indicates the only source of such a happy combination. The design of the reverse indicating James II to be the fallen oak and William III the flourishing orange tree.

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Sold for
£3,200

Starting price
£1500