Auction Catalogue

4 & 5 December 2019

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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

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Lot

№ 1346

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5 December 2019

Hammer Price:
£80

GERMANY, Two Brothers, a uniface bronze satirical medal, c. 1700 (?), unsigned, reversible heads of a European king and a Turkish Sultan, 39mm. About very fine, pierced, very rare £60-£80

This medal may refer to a revival of the ‘unholy’ Franco-Ottoman alliance by Louis XIV towards the end of the 17th century