Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, Austria / Turkey, the Siege and Liberation of Neuheusel (Nove Zamky) from the Turks, copper medal, 1685, by Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer, panoramic cityscape, GAVDIVM IMP in scroll above, two soldiers to the fore, rev. legend giving details and dates in nine lines, NEUHEUSEL ERBAUT A: 1581 VON TÜRCKEN EROBERT...EROBERT DEN 9/19 AUG. A: 1685, 36.5mm (Dogan 6154; Mont 953; Julius 236; BDM III, 326), very fine
*ex Baldwin's vault
In 1683 Ahmed Köprülü had captured the fortress of Neuheusel which the Turks retained after the Treaty of Vasvar (1684). In 1685 the Germans led by Charles of Lorraine, the Margrave Louis of Baden, the Elector of Bavaria, Prince Eugene of Savoy and others, succeeded first with the Victory at Gran (August 16th) and then the storming of Neuheusel (August 19th).
(80-120 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
In 1683 Ahmed Köprülü had captured the fortress of Neuheusel which the Turks retained after the Treaty of Vasvar (1684). In 1685 the Germans led by Charles of Lorraine, the Margrave Louis of Baden, the Elector of Bavaria, Prince Eugene of Savoy and others, succeeded first with the Victory at Gran (August 16th) and then the storming of Neuheusel (August 19th).
(80-120 GBP)