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2948 - EUROPEAN COINS AND MEDALS. SWEDEN. Gustav II Adolf, 1611–1632. Large silver medal (five times the weight of a taler), ø 79 mm (139.21 g). 1634, by Sebastian Dadler (Danzig). Commemorating his death at Lützen on November 6, 1632, and his burial in Riddarholmskyrkan in Stockholm on June 22, 1634. The king, in full regalia, lies in state in the foreground; in the background is a battle scene at Lützen; at the top, the radiant name of Jehovah appears above a band of clouds opening toward the king, flanked by 13 angels; the inscription consists of three lines / The king, clad in a cloak and holding a sword and a book, rides in a triumphal chariot drawn by three winged horses over monsters; his upper body is half-armored and half-skeletal; above his head, a laurel wreath held jointly by Religious Freedom, standing on the left, and Bravery, standing on the right. Smooth edge. Approx. 79 mm. Hildebrand pp. 192, 188. Dav. 275 A (listed there under Erfurt as a 5-Reichstaler) Maué 35. Wiecek 89. R! Magnificent specimen! Attractive patina, tiny collector’s marks on the edge, in excellent condition. Provenance: From the collection of numismatist Josef Hackl.
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EUROPEAN COINS AND MEDALS. SWEDEN. Gustav II Adolf, 1611–1632. Large silver medal (five times the weight of a taler), ø 79 mm (139.21 g). 1634, by Sebastian Dadler (Danzig). Commemorating his death at Lützen on November 6, 1632, and his burial in Riddarholmskyrkan in Stockholm on June 22, 1634. The king, in full regalia, lies in state in the foreground; in the background is a battle scene at Lützen; at the top, the radiant name of Jehovah appears above a band of clouds opening toward the king, flanked by 13 angels; the inscription consists of three lines / The king, clad in a cloak and holding a sword and a book, rides in a triumphal chariot drawn by three winged horses over monsters; his upper body is half-armored and half-skeletal; above his head, a laurel wreath held jointly by Religious Freedom, standing on the left, and Bravery, standing on the right. Smooth edge. Approx. 79 mm. Hildebrand pp. 192, 188. Dav. 275 A (listed there under Erfurt as a 5-Reichstaler) Maué 35. Wiecek 89. R! Magnificent specimen! Attractive patina, tiny collector’s marks on the edge, in excellent condition. Provenance: From the collection of numismatist Josef Hackl.
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Auction 321, Part 2: Coins & Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern Times, Lots 2655–3216Auction house
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