103198 | GERMANY. Saxe-Römhild. Heinrich III silver Medal.

103198  |  GERMANY. Saxe-Römhild. Heinrich III silver Medal. Issued 1698 for his receiving the Danish Order of the Elephant and the title Generalfeldzeugmeister (general of the artillery) by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold the previous year (50mm, 72.81 g, 12h). By Christian Wermuth.

 

HEINRICVS • D • G • DVX SAX • I • C • M • A • & W •, draped and armored bust right // VTRVMQVE MERETVR, Heinrich standing facing, holding up scroll; crowned eagle above, holding scepter in talons; crowned Danish lion to right, holding collar chain of the Order of the Elephant; to left, pile of musical instruments and military implements; in five lines in exergue, CAESAR GENERALEM REI TORMEN / TARIAE PRAEFECTVM CONSTITVIT / AN MDCIIIC REX DANIAE IN / ELEPHANTIN ORD COO / PTAVIT MDCIIC.

 

Wohlfahrt 98006; Merseburger –; Horn Coll. II, 222. PCGS AU Details–Scratch. Deeply toned and with a great deal of original brilliance among the fields, though some light rub on the high points and noted scratch in the reverse field account for the designation. Nevertheless, an extremely rare type, with this cataloger able to locate just one other specimen selling in the past quarter century—the Horn example, a very attractive uncirculated and problem-free piece which sold for a total of €10,800 ($12,244 at the time, after buyer's fee) in Künker 258 (29 January 2015), lot 222.

 

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