380, Lot: 643. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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GERMANY, Augsburg (Stadt). Martin Luther and Philip Melancthon, Protestant reformers. 1483-1546 and 1497-1560. AR Medal (43mm, 29.22 g, 12h). Bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession. By P. Werner. Dated 1730 (
in Roman numerals). D · MARTIN · LVTHER · PHILIPP MELANCHTON, jugate busts of Luther and Melanchton right / EINGVT BERENTNVS VOR VIELEN ZEVGEN I Tim · VI · 12 ·, the Diet of Augsburg: Karl V enthroned right beneath canopy; before, Luther and Melancthon reading Augsburg Confession; delegates and bystanders around; in exergue, AUG · CONF · MEMORIA · RENOV ·/ MDCCXXI ·. Good VF, toned.