World Historical Medals
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Lot 3804 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) World Historical Medals
Estimate $100
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HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, silver plated medal 1769, 25mm, (4.00 grams) commemorating the marriage of the Archduchess Maria Amelia to Ferdinand of Bourbon, the Duke of Parma. obv. Maria Amelia to right, rev. around FELICI NEXV, Hymen walking right, showing the crowns of the spouses attached to a palm tree by the god of the Po (cf.Mont. 1998; cf.Schaumz. 215); another, FRANZ II as Holy Roman Emperor (1792-1606), and as Austrian Emperor Franz I, (1806-1835) silver token 1804, unsigned, on the occasion of the birth of an heir to the throne, (21mm) obv. head right with wreath FRANCISCVS ROM ET AVSTRIAE IMP, rev. Between crossed palm branches: HILARITAS / PVBLICA / VI ID DEC / MDCCCIV, around, OB AVSTRIAM HAER IMP DIGNITATE ORNATAM, (Monte Nuovo 2336, Julius 3041); Franz II, silver ten kreuzer, 1795E, (KM.2130). Good fine - extremely fine. (3)
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