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Auction: 6018 - The Coinex Sale
Lot: 1283

Poland, John III Sobieski (1629-74-96), Liberation of Vienna from the Turks 1683, large silver medal by Johan Höhn, 57mm, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, signed with monogram below, rev. NEC LUNA DUABUS, view of the city across the river, an encampment in the foreground, above two crowned eagles tear the crescent moon in half (H-Cz.2462), a few light surface marks, good very fine, an extremely rare medal with a strong portrait struck in high relief Estimate £ 1,500-2,500

Sold for
£3,000