| Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki > Auction 13 | Auction date: 9 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 326 Price realized: 808 EUR (Approx. 886 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: August III of Poland, Tribute Medal of the City of Freiberg 1733 - RARE A rare medal minted on the occasion of the coronation of Augustus III as King of Poland and the pledge of allegiance made by the city of Freiberg to the new king. Medal by J. W. Höckner, signed IWH, in cross-section of the king's arm. Mint luster on both sides. Surface hairliness. Obverse: bust of Augustus III in armor facing right, under the bust the inscription OBSEQVIVM RENOVAT VETVS VRBS / CELEBRATA FIDELIS / D.9.IVN. A. 1733 .D.G. FRIDER. AVGVST. PR. REG. HALF. & L. DUX SAX. &ELECT. IPSE SVE GENTIS LVX PLACIDVSQVE AMOR Reverse: panorama of the city of Freiberg and a vertical section of the silver and lead mine, GLVCK AVF in exerque FREYBERG DIE ALTE VND GETREVE. VERSPRICHT DIE ALTE TREV AVFNEVE Diameter 42 mm, weight 29.09 g Rzadki medal wybity z okazji koronacji Augusta III na króla Polski oraz zobowiązania wierności złożonego przez miasto Freiberg nowemu królowi. Medal autorstwa J. W. Höcknera, sygnowany IWH w przekroju ramienia króla. Egzemplarz z zachowanym lustrem menniczym. Przetarte tło. Atrakcyjna pozycja. Reference: Merseburger 1672, Müseler 56.1.3/2, Slg. Vogelsang 836 Grade: XF Starting price: 710 EUR |  |
