1559 Marriage of Phillip II and Isabella Medal. Betts-5. Aftercast. Gilt Silver, 36.9 mm. Extremely Fine. 459.4 grains. Once mounted, portion of mount remains at 12 oclock. A faithful relatively early casting of the 16th century original. Good light yellow gold color with some loss of the applied gilding on the high point. Details are a bit ill defined, and the surfaces are a bit pebbly. A casting flaw may be seen behind Isabellas bun. This is a later production than Ford:664, which was a very early cast; Ford:663 was struck. This scarce medal made it into Betts by virtue of the legend HISPAN ET NOVA ORBIS OCCIDVI REX declaring Phillip II King of Spain and the New Western World. <strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong> From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Kunkers Auction 327, October 2019, lot 4648.
