| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1252 Price realized: 8,500 CHF (Approx. 10,478 USD / 9,129 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany St. Blasien Abbey. Martin II Gerbert of Hornau, 1764-1793 Medal (10 Ducats) 1783, AV 34.86 g. 41mm. On the occasion of the consecration of the new abbey church. Dies by Anton Guillémard. MARTINVS II S R I PR ABB CONG S BLASII IN NIGRA SILVA Bust with pileolus and pectoral cross in clerical garb right, the artist's signature A. GUILLEMARD F. on the arm. Rev. OPTIMO PATRI OB REM RESTITVTAM bird's eye view of the monastery with the rebuilt domed church in front of the Black Forest mountains. In the exergue CAPITVS BLASIANVM / MDCCLXXXIII. Berstett 52; Günzburger 151b; Zeitz 413. Very rare. Mark on edge, extremely fine NGC UNC DETAILS, EDGE FILING (2175175-023) Ex J. Schulman, Amsterdam sale 27.2.1939, no. 261. The abbey church of St. Blasien, built in the classical style and modelled on the Pantheon, was consecrated in 1783 and has a total height of 62 metres. At the time, it was the third largest domed church in Europe. Under Mertin Gebert, St. Blasien developed into an important centre for methodical historical research. He also transferred the remains of eleven early Habsburgs to St. Blasien and founded what later became the Rothaus brewery. The mint of this rare medal can be assumed to be the place of work of Anton Guillémard, who was chief engraver at the mint in Milan from 1777 to 1796. Estimate: 7500 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1029 Price realized: 16,000 CHF (Approx. 19,724 USD / 17,183 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Habsburg Empire Austrian Empire. Franz I (II), 1792-1835, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire until 1806 (Franz II) Emperor of Austria in 1804 Medal (10 Ducats) 1813, AV 35.01 g. 45mm. On the occasion of the alliance of Austria, Russia and Prussia against France. Dies by Josef Nikolaus Lang (unsigned). The three laureate busts of Franz I of Austria, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, staggered right. Rev. 10 lines of text. Diakov - (cf. 365.1 with engraver's signature); Mues/Olding 240. Very rare. Good extremely fine NGC MS 62 PL (2175211-001) Estimate: 7500 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1285 Price realized: 42,000 CHF (Approx. 51,775 USD / 45,107 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany Adam Friedrich of Seinsheim, 1755-1779, 1757 Bishop of Bamberg AV-Medal (20 Ducats) 1755. AV 69.23 g. 55mm. On the occasion of his consecration as Prince-Bishop. Dies by Franz Andreas Schega. ADAMUS FRIDERICUS D G EP HERB S R I PR FR OR DUX Bust in richly decorated clerical vestments right, signature of the medallist SCHEGA F below. Rev. IUSTITIA CHARI-TATE ET PIETATE Quartered shield of arms with Seinsheim shield as inescutcheon surmounted by a prince's coronet in a decorated cartouche on steps, crossed sword and crozier behind, on the left stands Justitia with sword and scales, on the right Pietas with cross and mitre on a book with medallist's initials F A S, on the steps below Caritas sits with burning heart in her right hand, above a radiant eye of God. In the section ELECT D / IANUAR / HOMAGIUM PRAEST D IX / & CONSECR D XV IUN / MDCCLV. Helmschrott 701; Piloty coll. 1198; Grotemeyer 71. Extremely rare. Some marks on obverse and minor edge nicks, good extremely fine NGC MS 62 (2175201-002) From the Würzburg collection, purchased from J. Schulman 16.6.1936. Estimate: 30000 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1276 Price realized: 42,000 CHF (Approx. 51,775 USD / 45,107 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany Peter Philipp of Dernbach, 1675-1683, from 1672 Bishop of Bamberg AV-Medal (10 Ducats) 1682, AV 33.56 g. 42mm. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the re-establishment of the University of Würzburg by Prince-Bishop Julius Echter of Mespelbrunn. Dies by Johann Linck, Heidelberg (unsigned). PETRVS PHILIPPVS D G EP BAM ET HER S R I P F O D Bust right in a richly decorated cloak. Rev. ABIT ANNVS CENTESIMVS FVNDATÆ VNIVERSITATIS HERBIPOLENSIS (containing the date 1682, the year the university was founded, as a chronogram) Hand emerging from clouds holding on ribbons the family shields of arms of Julius Echter of Mespelbrunn and Peter Philipp of Dernbach surrounded by palm and olive branches, SVBBINA TRIADE GLORIOSIOR above. Helmschrott 375 (in silver), Laverrenz 42a (in silver). Extremely rare, the second known specimen. Some light scratches and edge marks, otherwise lustrous, good extremely fine From the Würzburg collection, purchased from J. Schulman 16.6.1936. Until now, only the specimen illustrated at Helmschrott, from the Riechmann & Co. auction, Halle, 11, 4 March 1918, no. 40, was known. There it was described as 'apparently unedited'. The first university in Würzburg was founded in 1402, the fourth in Germany, but closed again by 1427 due to a lack of financial resources. The re-establishment of the university (Academia Iulia) in 1582 was closely linked to the Counter-Reformation: Bishop Julius Echter pursued the goal of strengthening the Catholic faith and counteracting the spread of Protestantism in the Bishopric of Würzburg. The university was to serve as a centre of Catholic education and, above all, to train clergy who would support this mission. On 2 January 1582, Pope Gregory XIII granted official approval for the establishment of the university. The university began as a Jesuit college and comprised the faculties of theology, philosophy, law and medicine. Theology in particular played a central role in training qualified clergy. With its foundation, the University of Würzburg contributed significantly to the cultural and scientific development of the region and established itself as an important academic centre in southern Germany. Estimate: 20000 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1284 Price realized: 13,000 CHF (Approx. 16,026 USD / 13,962 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany Karl Philipp of Greiffenklau-Vollraths, 1749-1754 Medal (6 Ducats) 1749, AV 20.85 g. 32mm. Dies by Andreas Vestner, Nürnberg. On the occasion of his election and consecration as Prince-Bishop. Bust in richly decorated cloak right, the artist's signature VESTNER below. Rev. Family shield of arms on a throne, above it the bishop's shield under a canopy surmounted by a crown, to either side two female allegories with crown and mitre as symbols of secular and spiritual power, above the radiant eye of God. Helmschrott 676; Bernheimer 378, Piloty coll. 1187. Very rare. Minor marks on reverse, otherwise virtually struck and almost Fdc NGC MS 63 (2175209-026) From the Würzburg collection, purchased from J. Schulman 16.6.1936. Estimate: 4000 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1155 Price realized: 34,000 CHF (Approx. 41,913 USD / 36,515 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany City of Hamburg 1/2 Privat-Portugalöser (5 Ducats) 1754, AV 17.34 g. On the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Little St. Michael's Church ("Kleiner Michel"). Dies by Paul Heinrich Goedecke. Bird's-eye view of the Neustadt with the Great and Little Michel churches. Rev. Jakob on his deathbed blesses his grandsons Ephraim and Manasse, their father Joseph behind them. Gaedechens 1884; Geschichte in Gold -; Opitz 3024 (silver). Very rare. Small edge bump, extremely fine NGC MS 63 (2175175-015) Ex Hans Meuss, Hamburg sale 9.11.1938, no. 741 (through Spink). After the Great Michel burned down to its foundations in 1750 (cf. previous lot), the Little Michel was built as a temporary church. After the Great Michel was rebuilt in 1762, both churches were used in parallel. Estimate: 7500 CHF |  |
