Foreign Coins and Medals, Germany, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Princess Elisabeth Christine (1691-1750), Coronation as Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, silver medal, 1711, by B. Richter [unsigned and undated], bust r., rev. NON SCEPTRA SED ASTRA, compass points at North Star, constellations picked out around, crowns and sceptres entwined around, 39mm. (Brockmann 416), reverse extremely fine, obverse almost so
Elisabeth Christine, the granddaughter of Anton Ulrich, was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. By her marriage to Karl VI she became Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungaria and Archduchess of Austria. She was the mother of Maria Theresia
Estimate: 250-300 GBP