1660. Departure of Charles II from Scheveningen to Engeland 1660
Pieter van Abeele
Silver
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- About the artworkObverse: CAROLUS . II . D : G . MAGNÆ . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX ., armoured bust of Charles II, three quarters facing, with medal on ribbon on chest, on which St. George fighting the dragon
Reverse: + IN NOMINE MEO EXALTABITUR CORNU EIUS . PSAL . 89 . / SOLI DEO – GLORIA / S . M . is uit Hollant / van Scheveling afgevaren / naer sijn Conincrijken Ao 1660 Juni 2., in the sky Fame with trumpet and banderole, underneath a fleet, underneath inscription on the inside of a seashell
By P. van Abeele
VERY RARE
Weight: 75.52 g
Diameter: AR 70.4 mm
Grade: Extremely Fine
Mint: Amsterdam
Reference: vL. 481-2 - About the artistPeter van Abeele was a Dutch medalist and coiner, active in Amsterdam in the 17th century. Van Abeele was born in Middelburg, Zeeland. He perfected the technique of pressing hollow medals. He created the two sides of the medal separately and combined them with a ring of metal. His works are said to be the best of their time, and consist mostly of memorial and portrait medals. They depict several members of the House of Orange, Admiral Maarten Tromp, Jan Wolfert van Brederode, Charles X of Sweden and Charles II of England. He also made commemorative medals for the destruction of the English fleet and the peace of 1667, as well as one showing the granting of the coat of arms to the city of Amsterdam by Count William II of Holland and Emperor Maximilian I. He died in Amsterdam in 1684.
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