The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals

PORTUGAL, Catedral de Toledo [Toledo Cathedral], 1867, a copper medal by C. Wiener, front elevation of the cathedral from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, rev. interior of the citadel, 59mm, 90.18g (Ross p.21; Reinecke 52; RBN 1888, p.222, no. 27; BDM VI, 481, recté 1867; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 188, 5496). Extremely fine, attractively patinated £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Construction of the Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo, one of three thirteenth-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain, began in 1227 with the laying of the foundation stone by Ferdinand III; the last additions were completed in 1493.