William & Mary gold Specimen "Literary Award" Medal ND (1691) SP63 PCGS, MI-19/186. 72.01gm. 47mm. Lettered edge. By Daniel Drappentier. An exceedingly beautiful rendering and seemingly among the toughest British Medals of this era to locate, this being only the second time in as many decades one has surfaced. Highly detailed and expertly engraved, the conjoined busts of William and Mary conveying impressive depth, further elevated by the low-lying golden expanses. A particularly interesting type struck for presentation to those having composed celebratory poems of the monarch's voyage to England and their coronation. Ex. Dr. Werner Koch Collection From the Coenen Collection HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

To the auctioneer's website