GERMANY. Medallic Issues. Nuremberg. Gold Medal of Ducat Weight, 1730. NGC MS-61.
cf. Brozatus 1064 (silver); Erlanger-2203; Whiting-411. By D. S. Dockler. Diameter: 21mm. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. Obverse: Jugate cloaked busts right of Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon; Reverse: Two attendants with a smoking pyre within a radiant mandorla. Presenting highly mirrored fields and lightly frosted devices, this elegant specimen dazzles with a high degree of eye appeal and a particularly intricate reverse design.
From the Augustana Collection.
Estimate: $600 - $900