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Auction: 25360 - The 360th Anniversary Sale
Lot: 10

PROPOSED COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH SPAIN SILVER MEDAL

NGC MS61 | Proposed Commercial Treaty with Spain, AR Medal, 1666, by J. Roettier, CAROLVS . SECVNDVS . DEI . GRATIA . MAG . BRI . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX., laureate bust right, rev. REDEANT . COMMERCIA . FLANDRIS., statue of Charles II, as a Roman general; beyond, sea crowded with shipping, 1666 in exergue, 56mm, 60.12g, 12h (Eimer 236; MI I, 517/162; van Loon II, 521; Saunders/Vanhoudt 1666-11).
A tiny die crack, otherwise pleasingly toned, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS61 (Cert. #8534303-001).

This medal commemorates the efforts leading up to the Treaty of Madrid (also known as the Earl of Sandwich's Treaty) signed on 23 May 1667 between England and Spain. The treaty was part of a series of agreements formed in response to France's expansion under King Louis XIV.



Provenance

From the Baumhauer Collection of British Medals

Schweizerischer Bankverein 38, Basel, September 1995, lot 2547



https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8534303-001/61/

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Estimate
£6,000 to £10,000

Starting price
£6000