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Nürnberg. 1691. Medal (Silver, 50mm, 44.67 g 12), on the Princes’ Congress in the Hague, by P. H. Müller. INGENTES ANIMO. DIGNAS IVE. CONCIPIT IRAS / CONCILIUMQVE VOCAT // CONVENTVS FŒDERAT PRINCIP / PRÆSIDE GUILIELMO III R BRIT / HAGÆ COMIT CELEBR. / CELEBR. / 1691 / .P.H.M. (= he conceives in his mind a vast wrath, such as is worthy of Jupiter, and calls together a council // the Congress of allied Princes assembled at the Hague, under the presidency of William III, King of Britain / Philip Heinrich Müller ) Jupiter seated facing in the midst of gods and goddesses. Rev. CONSILIO CONCORDIA ET FORTITVDINE (= by council, agreement and strength Prudentia standing facing behind burning altar inscribed SAL.PVBL /S, over which Virtus and Concord clasp hands; in exergue, .P.H.M. On the edge: REX REGVM CONSVLTA DEVS FORTVNET VBIQVE (F K) (= may God, the King of kings, prosper everywhere their consul­tations, mdclxvvvvvvi Friedrich Kleinert ). Forster 672. MI, II. pp. 16-17, 182. PiN 333. Van Loon IV, pp. 41-42. i. Atrractive and lightly toned. Extremely fine. Ex Peus 375, 24 April 2003, 2434.