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Saxony. Johann Georg I/II gold Medal of 10 Ducats ND AU58 NGC, Merseburger-Unl., Wilmersdörffer-Unl., cf. Dassdorf-711 (R; there, gilt). 49mm. 34.59gm. By Johann Buchheim. Most intriguing and of the utmost rarity, this charming "peace" medal has inspired considerable debate amongst scholars of Saxon numismatics. Though often attributed to the instigation of Johann Frenzel, Magister at the University of Leipzig, the inscriptions on this piece do not allow a firm date in terms of production--"Peace, Salvation, and the Glory of God weave themselves together into a crancelin," and, "That the branch of Electoral Saxony may grow to reach Heaven." Tentzel, in his famous Saxonia Numismatica, (pg. 459, Table 42 III) described the type under Johann Georg I, a sentiment upheld by Dassdorf, who ascribed it to 1625, though Erbstein assigned it to the reign of Johann Georg II. Forrer states that Buchheim's name first appears in records "as early as 1654," suggesting that, at the earliest, the piece was produced toward the very end of Johann Georg I's reign. If the connection to Frenzel is valid, we would also note that he received the distinction of Professor (an elevation from Magister) at the Fürstenkollegium in Leipzig in 1658. In either case, this is the first such presentation in gold that we have been able to locate, the type altogether missing from the collections of Merseburger and Wilmersdörffer, while Dassdorf contained only a gilt specimen. The piece moreover contains only the lightest evidence of rub, the edges free from damage or evidence of mount removals, while a light reddish tone pervades the surfaces.
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Estimate: 20000-30000 USD
Saxony. Johann Georg I/II gold Medal of 10 Ducats ND AU58 NGC, Merseburger-Unl., Wilmersdörffer-Unl., cf. Dassdorf-711 (R; there, gilt). 49mm. 34.59gm. By Johann Buchheim. Most intriguing and of the utmost rarity, this charming "peace" medal has inspired considerable debate amongst scholars of Saxon numismatics. Though often attributed to the instigation of Johann Frenzel, Magister at the University of Leipzig, the inscriptions on this piece do not allow a firm date in terms of production--"Peace, Salvation, and the Glory of God weave themselves together into a crancelin," and, "That the branch of Electoral Saxony may grow to reach Heaven." Tentzel, in his famous Saxonia Numismatica, (pg. 459, Table 42 III) described the type under Johann Georg I, a sentiment upheld by Dassdorf, who ascribed it to 1625, though Erbstein assigned it to the reign of Johann Georg II. Forrer states that Buchheim's name first appears in records "as early as 1654," suggesting that, at the earliest, the piece was produced toward the very end of Johann Georg I's reign. If the connection to Frenzel is valid, we would also note that he received the distinction of Professor (an elevation from Magister) at the Fürstenkollegium in Leipzig in 1658. In either case, this is the first such presentation in gold that we have been able to locate, the type altogether missing from the collections of Merseburger and Wilmersdörffer, while Dassdorf contained only a gilt specimen. The piece moreover contains only the lightest evidence of rub, the edges free from damage or evidence of mount removals, while a light reddish tone pervades the surfaces.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 20000-30000 USD