1740 Medal Van Loon-147 Invention of Typography SP(PCGS#626879)
1740 Medal Van Loon-147 Invention of Typography SP (PCGS#626879)
August 2017 ANA World Coins Auction Denver, CO
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 21303
- 等级
- SP63
- 价格
- 8,661
- 详细说明
- NETHERLANDS. Silver Medal, 1740. PCGS SP-63 Secure Holder. Invention of Typography by Dutch Inventor Laurens Coster Silver Medal, 1740. 54mm. ca.56 gms. VanLoon-147. Bust of Coster on pedestal, half left, surrounded by books, a lamp, an ouroboros, a laurel wreath, and a printing press. The legend: "LAUR.I.COSTERUS.CONS.HARLEM.TYPOGR.INVENT.AD.AN:MCCCCXL" surrounds; Reverse: City Arms of Haarlem, a view of the city, and Fame flying above. Coster is sometimes credited with the invention of moveable type, but most give that honor to Johannes Gutenberg, working in Germany in the same time period. A very attractive medal, struck in pleasing high-relief with deep pearl-gray toning which exhibits hints of multi-color iridescence on both sides. Estimate: $700 - $1,000. PCGS #626879. PCGS SP-63 Secure Holder. Click here for certification details from PCGS.