Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 54 9 Dec 2020
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Commemorative Medals, Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I (1503-1526-1564), Peace with Johann Zápolya, King John I of Hungary and Voivode [Prince] of Transylvania, cast silver medal, 1539 – aged 37, by Hans Reinhardt the Elder, half-length bust l., holding scrolled document, wearing large soft hat, doublet with spreading collar and badge of the Golden Fleece, rev. eagle supporting Imperial arms, FERDINANDVS REX on scroll, signed HR to r., by eagle's foot, 66.5mm. (Habich II, 1, 279 / 1934; Le Maistre 6; Trusted 147; Horsky 903; Lanna 668), contemporary cast, flaw by hair (making very small hole), otherwise very fine or nearly so, rare
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
ex O'Byrne Collection
A protracted war between the Holy Roman Empire and Johann Zápolya finally concluded in 1539 with the Treaty of Nagyvarad, in which the childless Johann named Ferdinand I as his heir. However, the subsequent year Johann and his wife Isabella had a son, Johann Sigismund, who became king at only one week old after his father's unexpected death.
(450-650 GBP)
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
ex O'Byrne Collection
A protracted war between the Holy Roman Empire and Johann Zápolya finally concluded in 1539 with the Treaty of Nagyvarad, in which the childless Johann named Ferdinand I as his heir. However, the subsequent year Johann and his wife Isabella had a son, Johann Sigismund, who became king at only one week old after his father's unexpected death.
(450-650 GBP)