33. G e o r g e II. V i s i t to t h e H a r t z M in e s . July, 1729.
Bust of George II., r., laureate, hair long, in armour and
mantle with embroidered edge. Leg. g e o r g iy s . i i . d g . mag .
BRIT . FR . E T . HIB . REX. Below, E. H A N N IB A L .
Rev. A Man of the Forest, his head and loins bound with
oak wreaths, pouring coins out of a cornucopia; on the left is a
pine-tree. Leg. n o n s ib i se r v a t o p e s in pv b l ic a commoda
f y n d it . (He does not keep his wealth for himself, he pours it
out for the public good.) Ex. h e r c y n ia d iv e s . (The wealthy
Hartz.) Between the words are the astronomical symbols of
the Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, representing gold,
silver, copper, iron, and lead.
1-95.
MB. At. Very rare.
On the July the King visited the mines at Clausthal in
the Hartz mountains, and descended into a silver one, called
Dorothea, and remounted by an adjacent one, called Carolina.
He then visited the Mint, where some crown-pieces were coined
in his presence. The metals represented by the astronomical
symbols were all to be found in the Hartz mines.
34. P r in c e C h a r l e s and P r in c e H e n r y . 1729.
Bust of Prince Charles, r., hair long and flowing, in armour
with straps and lion’s head on the shoulder, and ermine mantle:
before the face is a star. Leg. m ic a t . in t e r . o m n e s . (He shines
in the midst of all.)
Rev. Bust of Prince Henry, L, hair long, tied behind, in
figured breast-plate and riband across the breast. Leg. a l t e r .
ab . il l o . (The next after him.) On truncation, h . (Otto
Hamerani.)
Edge, d ie . x x x i. d e c em b r . mdccxx . e x t v l it . o s . sacrvm .
c o e lo . (On the 31st December, 1720, he produced his sacred
countenance from Heaven.— Virg. Aen. viii. 591.) Star.
1‘65. Cochran-Patrick, Scott. Med., PI. xiii. 5.
MB. N . At. A3. Not uncommon.
The two Princes here represented were the grandchildren of
James II., Prince Charles, the Young Pretender, and Prince
Henry, afterwards Cardinal of York. The star intimates
Charles’s princely origin, and the quotation on the edge likens
him to the morning star, which
Dispels the darkness and the day renews ;
meaning that his birth would disperse the clouds which obscured
the fortunes of his family. His brother, Prince Henry, was
next in succession to the throne of England. This medal was
probably executed about the year 1729 for presents to the
adherents of the family. Prince Charles was bom 31 Dec.
1720 (See Nos. GO, 61, pp. 452, 453).
3 5 . P r in c e C h a r l e s and P r in c e H e n r y . 1729.
Bust of Prince Charles, r., hair long and tied behind, in
armour, ermine mantle, and riband across the breast. Leg.
hv n c . sa l t em e v e r s o . iw e n e m . [succurrere sa?clo.] (At least
permit this youth to repair the ruins of the age.— Virg. Georg,
i. 5 0 0 .) , On truncation, the Wolf and Twins; alluding to the'
place of mintage, Bome.
Rev. Bust of Prince Henry, r., hair long and tied behind, in
armour, mantle with fur, and riband across the breast. Leg.
t r i p l i c i s . SPES t e r t i a . g e n t i s . (The third hope of a triple
nation.)
1‘8. Cochran-Patrick, Scott. Med., PI. xiii. 6.
MB. At. A3. Somewhat rare.
Executed at Home by Otto Hamerani, a short time after the
preceding medal. It represents the same two Princes, and
expresses a hope that the elder son at least might be permitted
to succeed although his father had failed. Prince Henry, following
his father and brother, was the third hope of the triple
kingdom of Britain.
36. T h e P la to nic S o c ie t y . 1730.
A terminal bust of Plato, r . ; below, t h e p l a t o n i c e s o c i e t y .
Leg. i n s t i . ANN . DOM . m d c c x x x . p l a . m m lx x v . (Instituted in
the year of our Lord 1730, of Plato, 2075.)