AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. temp. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. Cast Pewter Medal (41mm, 39.05 g, 12h). On the Slaughter of Turks and Jews at Ofen (Buda). Dated 1686. VF.

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AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. temp. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. Cast Pewter Medal (41mm, 39.05 g, 12h). On the Slaughter of Turks and Jews at Ofen (Buda). Dated 1686. WER DISTILLIRT NUN GELD ZUM FRIED WEIL TÜRCK UND IUD DES KRIEGES MÜD, Turk and Jew standing on either side, operating smelting furnace: Turk is feeding the furnace with crucible, while Jew is operating bellows / OFEN/GEHÖRT FÜR LEOPOLD!/[M]AHUMETH IST DAS GLÜCK ABHOLD,/VERLIERT OFEN SAMT/DDEM GOLD,/DAFÜR MANFRIEDEN/KAUFFEN SOLT/AN/* 1686 * in eleven lines. Edge; traces of DURCH DIESEN STREICH DAS TURCKEN REICH STEHT AUF DER NEIG. Friedenberg p. 18; Kirschner 31; Slg. Montenuovo 981. Deeply toned, some roughness, reverse of center with hairline die break. VF.

From the Collection of Dr. Jay M. Galst. Ex Winter 120 (29 August 2015), lot 1340.


Closing Date and Time: 15 November 2023 at 14:46:20 ET.

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