Auction: 23006 - The Official COINEX Auction at Spink
Lot: 668
The Wilhelm Hüffer (1821-1895) Collection | German States, Münster, Maximilian Friedrich Graf von Königseck-Rothenfels (1762-1784), "Laying the Foundation Stone of the Castle", AR Medal, 1767, by von Epli and Kolhaas, MAXIMIL : FRID : ARCH : ET ELECT : COL . EPO : ET PRINC : MNAST :, Tyche with shield, hand of God holding portrait medallion of the Archbishop, ascends from heaven, PATRIA SUMPTUM SUBMINISTRAN : = TE ., in exergue in three lines, rev. OB SUBDITORUM AMOREM DESTRUCTUM EXSTRUCTUM ., view of castle, PRIMO LAPIDEPOSITO IX CAL : SEPT : 1767 in exergue in three lines, edge plain, 41.5mm, 27.28g, 12h (Merle 31; Weiler 2004), edge flaw at 3 o'clock, otherwise pleasingly lustrous beneath lightly toned surfaces, struck details better than extremely fine
Provenance
The Wilhelm Hüffer (1821-1895) Collection of European Coins and Medals
with his envelope
Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sold for
£190
Starting price
£120