AUSTRIA: AR medal (11.41g), ND, Niggl-1373, 37mm silver medal for the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by A. Guillemard and F. Stuckhardt, likely struck in the late 18th Century just after the composer's death, half-length portrait to right with WOLFGANG GOTTLIEB MOZART - GEB. 1756. GEST. 1791. around // Genius in front of Muse with Lyra, with HERRSCHER DER SEELEN.DURCH MELODISCHE DENKKRAFT. around, beautiful original multicolored tone, plain edge, Choice EF. Anton Guillemard (1765-1812) was a medallist and coin engraver. He was trained in Günzburg and active there until 1777. From 1777-92 he worked at the Milan mint and with Napoleon's arrival he fled to Vienna then to Prague where he became first engraver, "K. K. Medailleur und Obergravier biem Münzamte in Prag ", of the mint in 1796. He often worked with F. Stuckhardt.
Estimate: 250-300 USD