Lot 1287

1691 - Medal 'Congres te 's-Gravenhage van Europese prinsen onder leiding van Koning-stadhouder Willem III' by P.H. Müller (vL.531.1, Pax335) - Obv. Assembly of Olympian gods / Rev. Wisdom, Courage and Bravery around altar / on edge upward chronogramatic legend: ··· (accolade) FK (accolade) ··· (2 rosettes) REX REGVM CONSVLTA DEVS FORTVNET VBIQVE ! - copper 49 mm 41,58 gram - scratches in obverse field, small edge knicks, VF - rare - NB The signature ·P·H·M· on the reverse refers to the Nuremberg medalist Philipp Heinrich Müller (1654-1719), while the letters FK on the edge indicate that the upward edge writing on the medals was applied by Friedrich Kleinert (1633-1714) who introduced this technique in Germany.