AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. AR Schautaler (43mm, 25.91 g, 12h). The Relief of Vienna by Jan III Sobieski. Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 14 July 1683. AU.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 713.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

World, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. AR Schautaler (43mm, 25.91 g, 12h). The Relief of Vienna by Jan III Sobieski. Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 14 July 1683. Crowned double-headed eagle standing left on globe, holding sword and scepter; to upper left, radiant eye of God; to lower right, downward facing crescent moon descending into clouds / Legend in twenty-two lines. Voglhuber 239; Hutten-Czapski 2468. Iridescent toning, cleaned. AU.

From the Alexander Christopher Collection.

The Siege of Vienna in 1683 was the second attempt by the Ottoman Empire to seize control of the city and conquer the rest of Austria. A relief army consisting of various Holy Roman Empire contigents and forces from the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania led by their king Jan III Sobieski rushed to relieve the city before it could fall to the Ottomans. The garrison of Vienna was able to repel numerous Ottoman assaults and the arrival of the Polish and HRE forces split their attention. Successes by the Polish and HRE infantry enabled Sobieski to order a cavalry charge that crushed the remaining Ottoman resistance. Sobieski summarized the battle by paraphrasing Julius Caesar, “Venimus, vidimus, Deus Vicit.” The massive defeat sent the Ottoman Empire into a downward spiral, marking the end of their territorial expansion into Europe and the loss of Hungary and many of their other European possessions.

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