Watch List notes:

SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. Oval AR Medal (24x32.5mm, 7.63 g, 12h). On His Death, 11 December 1718. By G.W. Vestner. Dated 1718. CAROLVS · XII · D · G · SU · G · V · REX ·, bareheaded, draped, and armored bust right, seen from behind; V · on truncation of arm; OB · 11 · DEC : 1718 : below / FORTITVDO ET IMMORTALITAS, personifications of Fortitudo and Immortalitas standing side-by-side on ground and gazing at one another; Fortitudo placing hand on broken column to left. Hildebrand I 217; IMEANS 1694. EF, iridescent toning.


From the RAJ Collection. Ex Leu 85 (23 October 2002), lot 496.