CNG 93, Lot: 1900. Estimate $750. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Josef II. As King of the Romans, 1764-1765. AR Medal (45mm, 43.82 g, 12h). Commemorating His Crowning as King of the Romans. By A. Widemann. Struck 1764. IOSEPHUS II · D · G · ROM · REX · S · A · GERM · REX · HVNG · BOH & C · PRIN · HERED · A · A · & C, laureate and armored bust right, wearing ermine mantle and Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece / VIRTVTE ET EXEMPLO (by virtue and leadership), sword and spade crossed in saltire, entwined in olive and oak branches, respectively; all over globe and within wreath of clouds; rayed Eye of Providence above. Förschner 369. UNC, lightly toned and lustrous, a few light cleaning marks.