Commemorating the Union of Burgundy With the Habsburg Dynasty

Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1257. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Maximilian I. As Duke of Austria and Burgundy, 1477-1482. Æ Medal (48mm, 33.76 g, 12h). Commemorating the Marriage of Maximilian with Maria, Duchess of Burgundy. Attributed to Giovanni Candida, engraver. Struck after 18 August 1477. Laureate bust of Maximilian right / Draped bust of Maria right; crowned double M to left. Hill 831; Armand II 80/3. VF, brown patina, pierced for suspension at time. Fine contemporary cast.