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Auction: 25055 - British Medals and World Coins featuring The Hurter-Amman Collection of Ancient and European Gold
Lot: 732

Peace of Utrecht, AR Medal, 1713, by J. Croker, ANNA • D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET • GIB : REG :, laureate and draped bust left, rev. COMPOSITIS VENERANTVR ARMIS, Britannia seated left, holding spear and olive branch, ships and farming scene beyond, MDCCXIII in exergue, plain edge, 60mm, 76.13g (Eimer 458; MI ii 399/256; van Loon V 230; Harding 45), lightly contact marked, notably behind hair and to reverse field, with a touch of softness to the tops of devices, with a patchy tone to slate-grey and about brilliant surfaces, nonetheless the reverse low-relief detail most pleasing, extremely fine

Provenance

The Craven Collection of British Historical Medals



In an effort to find peace, the Congress of Utrecht opened in January 1712, and while it was still in session, French forces retook Bouchain, Quesnoy and Douai. This forced most of the remaining members of the Alliance to agree what terms they could with the French. Alone among the Allies, the German States fought on but were forced to agree peace terms one year later.

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Estimate
£500 to £700

Starting price
£320