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Obolos 18

21 February 2021
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Starting Price: 2000 CHF
Hammer Price:  2800 CHF
Lot 984

GERMANY, Bavaria. Maximilian I, Prince-Elector, 1598-1623-1651. 5 Ducats (Gold, 37 mm, 16.90 g, 12 h), Munich, 1640. MAXIMIL : COM : PAL : RH : VT : BA : DVX : S : R : I : ARCHIDAP : ET . ELECT. (= Maximilian, Count Palatine on the Rhine, Duke of Upper and Lower Bavaria, Highsteward and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire) Maximilian, bareheaded but in full armour, standing facing, turned slightly to the right, holding staff in his right hand and orb, resting on an altar, with his left. Rev. 1640 NISI.DOM : DOM : CVSTODIERIT . CIVIT . FRVST : VIGIL : QVI . CVSTODIT . (Without God watching over the city, the watch of the Watchmen is in vain) View of the city of Munich with its fortifications; above, in clouds, Madonna and Child flanked by two angels. Fb 196. KM 268. Witt. 807. Clear and toned. Traces of mounting, otherwise, very fine.

From the Trausnitz Collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Online bidding closes: 21 Feb 2021, 23:12:00 CET Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 12:13:30 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2800 CHF by MailBidder5788 (3 bids)
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