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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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A wonderful and perfectly struck piece

Estimate: 1250 CHF
Hammer Price:  4200 CHF
Lot 51

Netherlands, The Dutch Republic. Medal (Silver, 68mm, 115.64 g 12), on the death of Admiral Maarten Tromp (1597-1653), by Jurriaen Pool, Amsterdam, 1653. MARTEN.HARPERTS(retrograde)EN.TROMP.RIDDER Bare-headed and draped facing bust of Tromp; below arm truncation, .I.POOL. Rev. LIEVTENANT . ADMIRAAL . VAN . HOLLAND . VOOR . HET . VAADERLAND . GESNEVVELT DEN . 10 AVGVSTI . ANNO . 1653 (=Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland, died for the Fatherland, 10 August 1653) Scene of the naval battle of Scheveningen. TMNK 00593. Van Loon II, pp. 364-365, ii. A wonderful, perfectly struck piece, beautifully toned. Good extremely fine.


It is interesting to note that the commander of the English ship, from which a sniper shot Tromp, was William Penn the Elder, father of the Quaker William Penn who founded Pennsylvania.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 22:13:14 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:4200 CHF

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