CNG 93, Lot: 1899. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Franz I, with Maria Theresia. Emperor, 1745-1765. AR Medal (47mm, 54.14 g, 12h). Commemorating the Birth of Archduke Karl. By O. Hamerani. FRANC · ROM · R · IMP · A · M · THER · AVG · HVN · BO · R ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust right of Franz, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and diademed and draped bust left of Maria Theresia, facing one another / AETERNITAS · IMPERII · (the longevity of the Empire), busts of Josef and Karl facing one another. Montenuovo 1750; Julius 1781. Superb EF, lustrous, some marks.

Ex Symkens Collection (Elsen 109, 18 June 2011), lot 1819; Schweizerischer Bankverein 42 (21 January 1997), lot 1946.