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January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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AUSTRIA. Austria - Egypt - France. Franz Joseph I/Opening of the Suez Canal Silver Medal, 1869. Vienna Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-62.
Wurzbach-2484; Montenuovo-2735. By J. Tautenhayn. Diameter: 71mm. Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: Female allegory of Egypt, with head right, seated slightly left upon sphinx right; hieroglyphics at base; in background, pyramids to left, ship under sail to right. An ever-popular and transfixing issue, this specimen--VERY RARE in silver--presents alluring surface quality that would lead one to believe it were even better preserved than the merely near-choice designation would suggest. Struck in majestically bold relief, this type blends Tautenhayn's expressive portraits of the Austro-Hungarian emperor with tremendous near eastern iconography upon the reverse. Meanwhile, a captivating cabinet tone rounds out its decisive flair. A great piece for the collector of maritime exonumia or pieces related to ancient Egypt.
Estimate: $4000 - $6000
Wurzbach-2484; Montenuovo-2735. By J. Tautenhayn. Diameter: 71mm. Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: Female allegory of Egypt, with head right, seated slightly left upon sphinx right; hieroglyphics at base; in background, pyramids to left, ship under sail to right. An ever-popular and transfixing issue, this specimen--VERY RARE in silver--presents alluring surface quality that would lead one to believe it were even better preserved than the merely near-choice designation would suggest. Struck in majestically bold relief, this type blends Tautenhayn's expressive portraits of the Austro-Hungarian emperor with tremendous near eastern iconography upon the reverse. Meanwhile, a captivating cabinet tone rounds out its decisive flair. A great piece for the collector of maritime exonumia or pieces related to ancient Egypt.
Estimate: $4000 - $6000