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Joost van den Vondel Possibly attributed to Jan Lutma the Younger, dated 1679. Silver, 62.0 mm Ø, 55.2 g Obverse: Draped bust of Joost van den Vondel three-quarters facing right. Surrounded by a ribb… (View Post)

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The medal as an art form did not exist (excepting a couple of precursors) until Pisanello invented it c. 1438/9, and the earliest known contemporary medal of a pope is for Nicholas V (1455). This pie… (View Post)

William III, Prince of Orange / Embarkation at Hellevoetsluis Silver, 81.3 mm Ø, 112.8 g Style of Wouter Muller, dated 1688. Obverse: Bust of William of Orange facing three-quarters right, with long … (View Post)

Louis XII, King of France / Anne of Brittany Gilt Bronze, 114.6 mm Ø, 487.1 g By Nicolas Leclerc and Jean de Saint-Priest, dated 1499. Obverse: Bust of Louis XII facing right, wearing crown within hi… (View Post)