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Auction 6  9 Oct 2018
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Lot 282
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Germany > Bavaria: silver medal commemorating Albrecht (Albert) III der Fromme, Duke of Bavaria-Munich; by Franz Andreas Schega (1711-1787); circa. 1766-70; 39mm, 29.15g. Obverse depicts bust of Albertus in hat with Latin legend "ALBERTUS III. BOIOR.DUX.". On reverse, reverse bears a 9-line legend in Latin, highlighting Albrecht's (1438-1460) accomplishments, among them the expulsion of the Jews from Upper Bavaria (in 1445). The 9th medal of Schega's 17-piece series of portrait medals of Bavarian rulers. In EF-AU: a few tiny surface and rim nicks and tarnish in places but exhibiting almost proof-like shine and luster (Forrer, vol. 5, p. 377).
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