555. D u r a n d ’s M e d a l .
Bust of William III., I., hair long, laureate, in armour
and ermine mantle. Leg. g u i l l e lm u s 111 . b r i t a n n i a r u m
REX. Below, ROGAT . F .
Rev. Inscription, n a t u s h a g o e a n . m .d o .l . o b i i t l u n d i n i i
a n . m .d c c .ii. (Born at the Hague, 1650; died in London,
1702.) Ex. SERIES NUMISMATIC! UNIVERSALIS VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM.
M.D.CCC.XLrV. UURANI) EDIDIT.
1-7.
MB. M.
One of a large series of medals of illustrious persons of all
countries executed at Paris. (See No. 1, Vol. I. p. 4.)
556. D e a t h o f W i l l i a m III. March, 1702.
Bust of William III., L, long flowing hair, in cravat, armour,
and medal attached to riband. Leg. g u i l l e lm u s i i i . p r i n c .
a u r ia c jE . Below, sim o n . f .
Rev. Inscription, n a t u s a n . m .d c .l . o b i i t a n . m .d .c c .ii.
1-85.
MB. M.^
This is one of a set of medals, one hundred in number,
executed by Jean Henri Simon of Brussels, horn 1752, died
1832. The series, of which a list is given in the Revue
Numismatique Beige, 1850, p. 159, is composed of illustrious
men of the Low Countries. It was executed between 1820 and
1830.
ANNE. 1702—1714.
1. A c c e s s io n . 8 March, 1702.
Bust of Anne, I., crowned, lovelock on the left shoulder, in
gown fastened with brooch in front. Leg. a n n a . d : g : mag :
BR : FR : ET . HIB : REGINA.
Rev. A heart enclosed within branches of oak and laurel,
which pass through a crown above, and rest upon a pedestal
inscribed, a t a v i s r e g lb v s . (From royal ancestors.—comp. Hor.
Car. I. i. 1.) Leg. e n t i r e l y E n g l i s h .
1’35. Rapin, i. 1. Van Loon, IY. 845. Thes. Num.
170.M
B. AL At. A3. Common.
There are two varieties of this medal executed by John
Croker, scarcely differing from each other. In addressing the
two Houses of Parliament on 11 March, 1702, the Queen
declared: “ As I know my own heart to be entirely English,
I can very sincerely assure you there is not anything you can
expect or desire from me which I shall not be ready to do for
the happiness and prosperity of England.”
2. A c c e s s io n . 8 March, 1702.
A variety of the preceding medal has on the reverse the same
inscription on the pedestal, a t a v i s r e g ib u s , and the legend,
INTIRELY ENGLISH.
1/25.
Gotha, At. Yery rare.
This piece was copied from the preceding, and was executed
at Gotha by Christian Wermuth. As we have already seen,
many of the medals by this artist are either copies or adaptations
of the works of other medallists.
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