AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. AR Schautaler (48mm, 37.16 g, 12h). The Relief of Vienna. Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 14 July 1683 W. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 823.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

World Medals, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 000

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AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. AR Schautaler (48mm, 37.16 g, 12h). The Relief of Vienna. Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 14 July 1683 W. DU ADLER SITZ GOTT IST DEIN SCHUTZ DEM MAHOMET ZU SPOTT UND TRUTZ, Ottoman camp before the walls of Vienna; above, crowned double-headed eagle with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger, collared coat-of-arms on breast / Laureate and armored bust of Leopold right within wreath of palm fronds; legend in fourteen lines. Hirsch 56; Voglhuber 241. Richly toned, adjustment marks, minor edge marks. EF.

From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Bowers & Ruddy (25 June 1976), lot 3651.

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.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 129 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2025. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 14 May at 9 AM ET.

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