Great Britain, William and Mary, the ‘Golden Literary Award’, 1691, silver-gilt medal, by Daniel Drappentier after the design of Romeyn de Hooghe, conjoined busts of William and Mary, rev., William as Roman emperor seated next to Minerva presents a gold medal to one of three kneeling poets, edge plain, 45mm (cf. M.I. II, 19/186; cf. v. L. IV, 40), a contemporary cast copy, very fine and rare From the collection of Paul Grinke. Ex Glendining’s, 16 March 1989, lot 339.Following William's triumphal return to Holland, a small number of gold medals, accounted in the payment records of the Nassau Demesne Council and by the royal treasurer, Willem van Schuylenburch, were struck for presentation to those who had written laudatory poems of their Majesties' voyage to England as well as their coronation. Medallic Illustrations records just three specimens in gold.From the collection of Paul Grinke.

Estimate: 200-300