| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 714 Price realized: 1,700 USD (Approx. 1,523 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GERMANY, Erfurt (Swedish occupation). Gustav II Adolf. 1611-1632. AV Dukat (22mm, 3.40 g, 12h). Dated 1634 R. Laureate bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms; mintmarks flanking. SB 13; Delzanno, Guldmynt 49.2; KM 74; Friedberg 923. VF. Gustav II Adolf, afterwards styled as "den Store (the Great)" fell in battle on the afternoon of 16 November 1632, at the battle of Lützen in what is today Germany. The Thirty Years War had already been raging for nearly two decades before Swedish and German Protestant forces met the Catholic Imperial armies in a decisive battle on the foggy field south of Leipzig. Gustav himself personally took the field that day, and around 1 PM, while leading a cavalry charge on his right wing, both he and his mount were struck by enemy fire. The king was separated from his command, behind enemy lines, and not found again until a few hours after the smoke cleared, when his stripped and mangled body was retrieved and borne back to Sweden. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 721 Price realized: 8,500 USD (Approx. 7,615 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: GERMANY, Sachsen (Duchy & Electorate [Albertine line]). Johann Georg I. Elector, 1611-1656. AV 5 Dukats (38mm, 17.19 g, 1h). Commemorating the Centenary of the Augsburg Confession. Dresden mint. Dated 25 June 1530 and 1630. Capped half length bust of Johann Georg right, holding sword; coat-of-arms below / Capped half length Johann der Beständigen, holding sword over shoulder; four coats of arms around. Clauss & Kahnt 308; KM 422; Friedberg 2698. Slightly wavy flan, edge marks. VF. From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Stack's (20 March 1985), lot 28. Born in Dresden to the powerful House of Wettin, Johann Georg I (1585 - 1656) became the Elector of Saxony upon the death of his brother, Christian II. He was an important figure throughout the Thirty Years War, on both sides of the conflict. Initially supporting the Habsburg Ferdinand II, his Lutheran faith resulted in a schism as the Habsurgs became increasingly hostile to Protestants. He did little to combat their hostility, primarily deferring to the authority of the emperor, only agreeing to a military alliance with the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus after Saxony had been invaded. He later betrayed this alliance, realigning himself with Ferdinand, and in the process declared war on Sweden. Peace was eventually restored through the Peace of Westphalia, and Johann Georg would remain as Elector of Saxony until his death in 1656. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
