CNG 105, Lot: 1182. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Karl V. Emperor, 1519-1556. Cast AR Medal (39mm, 29.33 g, 12h). Unsigned, but by Matthias Schilling. Dated 1545 (in Roman numerals). (diamond) CAROLVS : ROMA : IMP : SEMP : AVGVS, crowned bust of Karl V right / (diamond) PHILIP : PRINC : HISPA : ARCHIDVX : AVST : MDXLV, crowned bust of Philipp II left. Bernhart 80; Habich 1477; cf. Künker 271, lot 400 (for original strike). Good VF, toned, fields chased. Extremely rare type, even as a later cast. The original strike in Künker realized €19,000 on a €20,000 estimate.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Ponterio 68 (14 April 1994), lot 1053.