COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, World Medals, Austria and Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I (1503-1564), King of Bohemia and Hungary, 1527, King of the Romans, 1531, Holy Roman Emperor, 1556, Uniface Lead Medal, undated (1558), by Leone Leoni (c.1509-1590), bearded bust right wearing decorated armour and Golden Fleece, FERDINAND ROM IMP ELECTVS, beaded border, 74mm, integral suspension loop (broken) (Att 56, obverse; Arm II, 236, 2). A sharp contemporary cast, good very fine and rare.
ex Michael Hall collection, Baldwin's Auction 64, 24 May 2010, lot 140
Estimate: £400-600