SINCONA Auction 96
SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
Bid
| Starting price | 500 CHF |
| Opening bid | 500 CHF |
You have to be logged in to place a bid
Description
James I. 1603-1625. Silver Medal 1619, 57.07 g. Synod of Dort. By C. Wijntjes. Belgic lion, crown. Celestial clouds above. RELIGIONE . ET . IVSTICIA . RESTITVTIS . Rv. Shield of Prince Maurice, crowned and dated 1619 within the Garter. Around his motto. IE . MAIN . TIENDRAY . Below. VNANIMITAS . With legend: RESPVBLICA . DEMVM . FLOREBIT . Plain edge. 57.6 mm. Eimer 100. MI i 223/79. van Loon II, 113. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1619-8. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned. Kleine Kratzer / Small scratches.
Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, London, April 1997, lot 2016.
The Synod of Dort (also known as the Dordrecht Synod) was a significant ecclesiastical assembly held in the Dutch city of Dordrecht (Dort) from 1618 to 1619. It was convened by the Dutch Reformed Church to address a theological controversy known as Arminianism and to establish doctrinal clarity on issues related to salvation, predestination, and grace. The Synod's decisions had a profound impact on Reformed theology and the broader Protestant tradition.
Prince Maurice, although at heart an Arminian, had placed himself at the head of the Gomarists, as that party supported the power of the Stadtholder. This medal may have been struck by the Prince as a special compliment to James I. who had written to the States-General strongly advocating a national synod to consider the opinions of the two parties and also on account of the important part which the English delegates had taken in the meetings of the Assembly. Cornelius Wyntjes, whose initials are on the reverse, was "overseer," or Master of the Mint of Dort.