SWEDEN. Gustav III. 1771–1792. Æ Medal (56mm, 82.14 g, 12h). The Assassination of Gustav III. Soho (Birmingham) mint. By C. H. Küchler. Dated 1792 (in Roman numerals).Electronic Auction 511 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SWEDEN. Gustav III. 1771–1792. Æ Medal (56mm, 82.14 g, 12h). The Assassination of Gustav III. Soho (Birmingham) mint. By C. H. Küchler. Dated 1792 (in Roman numerals). GUSTAVUS III · D : G · REX SVECIAE, armored and draped bust right / TAM MARTE QUAM MERCURIO, altar surmounted by garlanded urn; cherub to left, personification of Fortune to right, standing facing, holding wreath up toward the heavens; military and musical instruments in background; in four lines in exergue, NATUS · D · XXIIII JAN · MDCCXXXXVI ·/SUCC · D · XII · FEB · MDCCLXXI ·/TRUCID : XVI MART · MDCCXCII ·/OB · D · XXIX SUP · MENS · ET AN ·. Hildebrand 98; Pollard 3. Brown surfaces. EF. |