VERGRÖSSERVNGS GLAS THVTS HIER VND AN SO VIELEN ENDEN/ DAS SICH DIE KLVGSTEN AVCH DIE GELDSVCHT LASSEN/ BLENDEN .(="The magnifying glass is used here and in many other situations/ so that even the smart are blinded by greed") / in exergue: DER ACTIEN BETRVG/ VND LIST (="The stock fraud/ and trick"): Male figure to l. looking through magnifying glass at bills; l. hand towards chest full of money.
Reverse
DAS SPIEL IST NVN ENDECKT DAS BLAT HAT SICH GEWEND. V. SO MACHT/ DER BETRVG EIN SCHRECKENVOLLES END. (="The game has been exposed and things have changed, so that/ the fraud takes on a terrible end.")/ in exergue: DER GANZEN WELT EIN/ DENKMAL IST. (="It is a monument/ memorial to the whole world")/ 1720: Male figure in water, another hanging from tree, a third running away to r., and fourth male to l. of hanged male (either pushed first male into water or about to jump himself into water).
In ex., INVIDIAM VIRTVTE PARTAM|GLORIAM NON INVIDIAM|IVDICO.|CIC.P.CAT.I.C.12: John Law stg. facing before cave, on l., within which a female monster (Envy); he holds a scroll on which LOVISIANA /EST EST/ BANCO ET/ MONETA; above, angel r., blowing into two horns out of which come LAVS IN ASTRIS and LAVS IN TERRIS.
Reverse
INVIDIA|LVCREPITAS ALLICIS| VANAE VENDITIONES SPEI| LAVS|QVOD VERVM EST, LATEAT| QVAMVIS.ALIQVANDO PATEBIT.| INVIDIA|AVROFEROS VENDIS MONTES:| POTIERIS AHENIS!| LAWS|QVICQVID SUB TERRA EST, IN| AFRICVM PROFERET ETAS.| HORAT.I.EP.6.| AVTOR|...: Insc.
In area, PARISER / WEST-INDISCH- / LOUISIANISCHER / COMPAGNIE / ACTIEN / ODER / BANCO-BILLETS / IEDE A / 500. LIVRES OD.166 2/3 THL. / VON I. IAN. 1718. / MIT X PRO CENT ZU / VERINTERESSIREN; around, starting at 2:00, UND SEMPER FREY * SIND INCONFISCABEL / (at bottom, reading inward) IN FINE VIDEBITUR / CVIVS / TONI.
Reverse
ALLES LIEGT AM GLUCK UND AN DER ZEIT* ; in area, SO / VERSICHERTS / LAWS / UND SPRICHT: DIESES GLAUB ICH / ANDERS NICHT. / MANCHER / DOCH MIT THOMA SPRICHT: / ICH GLAUB ES / NOCH LANGE / NICHT. / 172
Diameter (in mm)
27.0
Weight (in gr.)
7.25
Reference
Betts.not (cf.121, rev. only)
Provenance
Gillette sale 31i1942, lot 617 ($1.00 + 10% commission)
