CNG 96, Lot: 1430. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. temp. Ferdinand II. Emperor, 1619-1637. AR Friendship Medal (46mm, 28.74 g, 12h). By J. Roth in Kremnitz (Körmöcbánya in Hungary). WAS DU UND ICH MITEINANDER GEREDT HABEN • 1 SAM • XX • 23 (What you and I with each other have spoken [1 Samuel XX 23]), clasped right hands; above, three Hebrew yud with kamatz below; all within radiate Star of David set in clouds; city view below / UERGIS . DEINES . FREUNDES NICHT • SYR • XXXVII • 6 (Be forgetful not of your friend [Syrus XXXVII 6]), two ornate shields with central cartouche, one inscribed JONATHAN, the other DA=VID, leaning against large tree intertwined with ivy; in background, nautical scene and city on hill. Huszar/Procopius 179; cf. Goppel 1159. Near EF, toned.

Ex Künker 183 (14 March 2011), lot 2328.