CNG 93, Lot: 1903. Estimate $400. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Ferdinand I. Archduke of Austria-Este, 1754-1806. AR Medal (45mm, 35.04 g, 12h). By A. Widemann. Struck circa 1760. FERDINANDVS ARCHID · AVSTR ·, early youthful armored bust left, head facing slightly right, wearing ermine mantle / PRO FIDE ET LEGE (
for faith and law), sword entwined with laurel branch set over open book; globe below; above, rayed Eye of Providence within wreath of clouds. Julius 2544. UNC, lightly toned and lustrous, a few light friction marks.