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Auction 54  9 Dec 2020
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Lot 2155

Estimate: 400 GBP
Price realized: 420 GBP
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Commemorative Medals, Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I (1459-1486 [King]-1493 [Emperor]-1519) and Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457-1482), so-called Judenmedaille, silver, dated 1486, but later work of c.1610), crowned bust r., wearing imperial mantle and holding palm branch and sceptre, legend around, MAXIM. I. FRID. III. FIL. ELECT. ROME . IMP. ANN. M. DDDD. LXXXVI:, rev. crowned bust l. of Mary of Burgundy within scrolled border, legend around, MARIA. CAR: CASTLE: DUC: FILIA. UNIC. IMPERATOR. UXOR, 49mm. (J&F 1803; Förschner 435; Klein 9 / 10), seemingly once mounted (as are most), an attractive medal, good very fine, rare
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
ex O'Byrne Collection. Part V, 20 May 1964 (lot 172, 1st item)
From a suite of 27 medals produced by unknown (allegedly Jewish) goldsmiths in Prague, who seemed unaware that Mary of Burgundy died in 1482.
(600-800 GBP)
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