Striking medal commemorating the coronation of Michael Korybut as King of Poland.
Rare, first time in our offer, listing at historical unit auctions. Also high in rarity grades including R6 in the Emeryk Hutten-Czapski catalog.
Distinct, fresh and intense background mirror, but quite numerous abrasions and cuts. Relief tall, well preserved.
The work of the Wroclaw medallicist Jan Buchheim (signed I.B. under the portrait).
Silver, diameter 47 mm, weight 37.3 g
Obverse: bust of the king, in wig and armor. In the rim titulature:
MICH D G REX POL M DUX LIT RUS PRUS MAS SAM V K PODL PO L SM S CZ
Michael, by God's grace, king of Poland, grand duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Mazovia, Samuitia, Volhynia, Kiev, Podlasie, Podolia, Livonia, Smolensk, Sieras, Chernyakhiv.
Reverse: a table with a headboard, covered with a tablecloth, on it on a cushion a royal apple, on which a crown is placed by a hand coming out of the clouds. At the top, the divine name in Hebrew letters surrounded by rays. In the rim:
IMPERIO SUA FORMA REDIT
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