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Artist: Werner, Peter Paul
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- Date
- 1755
- Obverse
- SALVS IN FLVCTIBVS; in ex., STATVS RERVM (="Safety at Sea, the state of affairs"): Mercury standing facing, upon the shore, listening, with right hand at his ear; behind him, at sea, two frigates bearing upon their ensigns, respectively, the harp of Ireland and the lilies of France, engaged in firing broadsides at each other.
- Reverse
- SED MOTOS PRAESTAT COMPONERE FLVCTVS (Vergil, Aen. I, 135, 7, "But first, it is better to calm the turbulent seas" or "But he has power to soothe the troubled waves"); in exergue: SVB EXITVM ANNI/ MDCCLV ("=at the close of the year 1755"): On l., Indian warrior standing r., with crown and girdle of feathers, bearing in l. hand a bow and in r. an arrow, his r. foot upon an alligator; at r., female std. upon a sea-horse, bearing in r. hand a Temple of Fame and in l. a scepter; at her feet, cornucopia; in background, ocean.
- Diameter (in mm)
- 35.1
- Weight (in gr.)
- 14.56
- Reference
- Betts.392, Forrer.v.6, p.454, MI.not
- Provenance
- John J. Ford, Jr., Coll.
Wayte Raymond Estate
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