Sweden, Kristina, bronze medal, undated (1681), by Giovanni Battista Guglielmada (active 1665-89), 62mm., laureate and draped bust right, rev. FORTIS ET FELIX, a lion (the constellation Leo), with cornucopia, orb and rudder, GD in exergue, 62mm. (De Bildt pl.XIV, 59/61), die crack on reverse, about extremely fine

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Sweden, Kristina, bronze medal, undated (1681), by Giovanni Battista Guglielmada (active 1665-89), 62mm., laureate and draped bust right, rev. FORTIS ET FELIX, a lion (the constellation Leo), with cornucopia, orb and rudder, GD in exergue, 62mm. (De Bildt pl.XIV, 59/61), die crack on reverse, about extremely fine

拍品專文

The first of the so-called 'Gloria Deo' series, this medal reveals Kristina's interest in astronomy and astrology. She was born on 18 December 1626, under the sign of Leo, when the sun and the moon were co-joined in Sagittarius, apparently a most auspicious sign.