Betts-483
1760 Mexico City, Mexico Proclamation Medal of Charles III
Obverse Text: CAROL • III • D • G • HISPAN REX MEXIC PROCLAM • | ·:· 1760 | A • B • MADERO •
Reverse Text: IMPERATOR INDIARUM +
What to Look For: The edge of Betts-483 is inscribed "+ CONSIDERATE LILIA • NEC SALOMON IN OMNI GLORIA SUA •"
Catalog Reference
Grove-K-8v
Herrera, Charles III, 84
Medina-95
Engraver: A. B. Madero
Composition: Silver
Size: 39.5 to 39.7 mm
Weight: 28.35 to 29.41 grams
EdgeL Lettered "+ CONSIDERATE LILIA • NEC SALOMON IN OMNI GLORIA SUA •"
On the obverse we see a bust of Charles III wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. The reverse shows the Arms of the Consulate of Mexico. The edge lettering of "CONSIDERATE LILIA, NEC SALOMON IN OMNI GLORIA SUA" translates to "Think of the lily. Not even Solomon is in all his glory..." This medal uses the same dies as Betts-482, but adds in the edge lettering.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the January 2015 NYINC Auction, where it realized $1,175.
