OK, who's good with Latin and would like to help with these early-18th C. medallic strikes?

lordmarcovan

White metal, possibly pewter. Two uniface strikings. (Die trials?)

Thanks in advance for any information and assistance you can tender. I'm sure we've got the necessary the genius power lurking around here.

Neither I (nor presumably, my consignor) have much of an idea on this one. He listed it on the invoice as "unknown".

It (the pair) goes on the 'Bay, shortly, ID or no ID. I'll probably leave it as an "unknown" in the title, but with a little more information I might better be able to choose a second category for it to go in.

Though there is a tiny variance in the diameter of each piece, they "fit" together and is fairly apparent that they are a set; intended as the obverse and reverse of the same medal.

Dawg144

The "reverse" looks like that of a lot of the pieces from Augsburg (free city issues). The "Augustam vin" tipped me off, but on Augsburg coins, the angels are usually holding some kind of pine cone thing.

I think this piece is commemorating some kind of settlement. I'll see if I can figure anything else out.

lordmarcovan

Here 'tis, for those who'd like to watch... or bid.

newbiecollector

I'm on it Rob. Very interesting and I put in a bid.

(ps: Merry Christmas)

Iosephus

It seems to be listed in Pestilentia in Nummis, page 119. If someone can translate the text (German?) or make sense of the gobbly-gook spit out by automated translations, that might shed some light.

lordmarcovan

Thank you, Dawg, Newbie, and Iosephus.

I had thought of using some online translators and sifting through the gobbledegook, but haven't gotten a chance yet.

It looks like Iosephus is getting warm, and is on the right trail!

Dawg144

From Iosephus' link:

"Medal of Oexlein from the year 1715 on the return of the Reichstag and on the Peace of Baden"
(The Treaty of Baden was signed in 1714 and ended the War of the Spanish Succession)

"Minerva between two groups of three women, at the bottom left hand corner: C D O"

"Rendering of the city with the (something), at the bottom left hand corner: C D O, in exergue: (Latin text)"

Presumably, Oexlein is the designer/engraver.

spoon

It's from Regensburg, in Bavaria (Reginvm), which is confirmed by the book Iosephus linked.

The book says:
Medal by Oexlein from the year 1715 on the return of the Reichstag and on the Peace of Baden.

*351. Obv.: Minerva between two groups of femine persons; lower left: C.D.O. Inscription: CONSILIIS FIRMANT PATRIA IVRA PIIS In exergue: EXCUVS RATISP [meaning Ratisbon=Regensburg]
Rev.: View of the city with the Pestvotivkirche; lower left: C.D.O. In exergue: [blah]
Silver, 45mm diameter.

The rest of that section just comments on the population and the plagues, then it goes into Vienna (Wien).

Looks like a positive match!

..and that's a really cool sounding title for a book.. or maybe a goth band... Pestilentia in Nummis!

lordmarcovan

See?

I knew the power of the Dark Side was strong!

spoon

BTW, that Pestvotivkirche mentioned as being in the view.. I dunno anything about it specifically, but in German "Pest" is "plague" and "kirche" of course is "church".

lordmarcovan

Yes, the word "Pestilentia" in the title of that book certainly caught my attention.