HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Germany > Bavaria: bronze medal commemorating Albrecht (Albert) III der Fromme, Duke of Bavaria-Munich; by Franz Andreas Schega (1711-1787); circa. 1766-70; 39.5mm, 34.1g. Obverse depicts bust of Albertus in hat with Latin legend "ALBERTUS III. BOIOR.DUX.". On reverse, reverse bears a 9-line legend in Latin, highlighting Albrecht's (1438-1460) accomplishments, among them the expulsion of the Jews from Upper Bavaria (in 1445). Thick planchet. The 9th medal of Schega's 17-piece series of portrait medals of Bavarian rulers. In EF-AU: some light scratches in places, but excellent detail overall and signs of luster in places (Forrer, vol. 5, p. 377).
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $224. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Product Tags: German, Bavarian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Anti-Semitic & Satirical Medals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Germany, Bavaria and from 18th Century, which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event