NEWP: 1683 Austria. Medallic Show Taler - Liberation of Vienna From Ottoman Siege

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  1. Zohar444

    Zohar444 Member

    Bought a second of the type

    1683 Austria. Medallic Show Taler. Vienna. Designed by M. Hofmann. Voglhuber-239; HCZ-2468. Herstal 1845. 44 mm. Commemorating the liberation of Vienna from Turkish siege, the defeat of the Turks and the relief of the city of Vienna by Johann III Sobieski of Poland. Obv: The obverse portrays an imperial double eagle brandishing a sword and sceptre atop a globe showing a map of Vienna. The sun rises above while crescent moon sinks below. Rev: The reverse has a 21 line legend describing how the Polish King John III Sobieski, with 20,000 troops, relieved the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683 and drove them back to the Raab, and thereby freed Hungary. By leading the decisive Polish cavalry charge himself, Sobieski was acclaimed the hero of Christendom. Beautifully toned with nice original mint luster. NGC graded MS-62.

    Ex: Purchased from Louis H. Collins by private treaty in 1983.

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    Zohar444, Oct 16, 2017
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  3. dirty_brian

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    that's huge!
     
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  4. lordmarcovan

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    Awesome, as usual.
     
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  5. Galen59

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    50-60 Grams wow , killer...925?
     
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    Prob. .835+/-
     
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