Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch, silver Medal by Pieter van Abeele, of the very highest rarity, ex Frederiks One light adjustment mark or

One light adjustment mark or scratch on lower jaw otherwise toned extremely fine and very rare as a one year only type for this bust combination

VICTORIA· DEI· GRA· BRITT· REGINA· FID· DEF· IND· IMP· rev

64g (Corpus pl 24

seven-line legend

otherwise toned extremely fine and scarce

Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch, silver Medal by Pieter van Abeele, of the very highest rarity, ex Frederiks One light adjustment mark orGermany Netherlands, Bavaria, Lauterbach family, large Silver Medal formed of two plates joined at the rim, c. 1650 1660, firmly attributed to Pieter van Abeele. The apostle Philip baptizes the Chancellor of the Court of the Kandala, Queen of the Ethiopians, rev. engraved, the arms of the Lauterbach family, 71mm (Frederiks 37 37a, 60 61; Frederiks Pennigen 113). The only known example thus of the very highest rarity. Ex J W Frederiks Collection