Watch List notes:

SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. AR Medal (52mm, 53.48 g, 12h). On the Treaty of Altranstädt between Karl XII and Augustus II the Strong, 14 September 1706. By A. Karlsteen. Dated 1706. CAROLVS · XII · D · G · REX · SVECIAE ·, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right; (AK) below / FECIT · PAX · AVREA · NODVM ·, three oval shields, each decorated with arms of Saxony, Sweden, and Poland, hanging by ribbons tied to a single bow from column set on ground; countryside in background; DOMITIS · IRIS · ALTRAN-/STADAE · A · 1706 · /D · 14 · SEPT · in three lines in exergue. Hildebrand I 96; Schulman, Pax 403; IMEANS –. EF, light hairlines. Very rare.


From the RAJ Collection. Ex Künker 183 (14 March 2011), lot 2133.