1729, Austria, Vienna. Gold 10 Ducats "Salvator Mundi" Medal. (34.59gm) NGC AU+

Description

1729, Austria, Vienna. Gold 10 Ducats "Salvator Mundi" Medal. (34.59gm) NGC AU+
Mint Place: Vienna
Medallist: Heinrich Fuchs (
H. Fuchs
)
Denomination: Gold 1
0
Ducats "Salvator" Medal (
official honorary award granted by the Municipality of Vienna!
)
Mint Year:
1729
(this is the date on which the dies were prepared, which is assumed to be also the approximate date of striking!)
Reference: Unger Table 19.
A very important and rare early masterpiece, apparently signed by designer (anonymous, more crude and later issues exist, but they lack the style of the portrait and the deep three dimensional details of the city. Something only a great sculptor and engraver can achieve!)
Condition:
Certified and graded by NGC as AU (Details:
Mount Removed (actually the
medal
was removed from a clasp, hence no mount was ever welded or cut off from the medal!). Rev. Graffiti
(X-shaped marking, which was often applied on tenfold ducats pieces in antiquity in order to mark their value!)
Diameter: 42mm
Weight:
34
.
58
gm
Material: Gold!
Obverse:
Draped bust of Jesus Christ right, surrounded by divine light. M
edallist´s signature (
H.Fuchs
) below.
Legend: SALVATOR - MUNDI .  ("
Saviour of the World
.")
Reverse:
Crowned imperial eagle, holding two scepters and cross-topped orb, flying above the detailed City-View of Vienna infront of which we can recognize a chariot, pulled by six horses and escorted by a horseman. We can also see walking tiny people depicted which walk between the city walls and moat (today´s Ringstrasse, a circular grand boulevard that serves as a ring road around the historic city center) over which a bridge is built. The Municipality of Vienna´s name is placed on an inscribed table in exeruge, which is inside a baroque frame and flanked by two oval shields, one of the House of Habsburg (white stripe on red background), the other of the City of Vienna (white cross on red background).
Legend: SUB UMBRA - ALARU TUARU: ("
Beneath the shadow of thy wings, O Lord.
")
Exergue: MUNUS . R P . VIENNENS .
Salvator Mundi
, Latin for
Saviour of the World
, is a subject in iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb (frequently surmounted by a cross), known as a globus cruciger. The latter symbolizes the Earth, and the whole composition has strong eschatological undertones.
Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed.
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Vienna
(WIen) is the national capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria.
The
history of Vienna
has been long and varied, beginning when the Roman Empire created a military camp in the area now covered by Vienna's city centre. From that humble beginning, Vienna grew from the Roman settlement known as
Vindobona
to be an important trading site in the 11th century. It became the capital of the Babenberg dynasty and subsequently of the Austrian Habsburgs, under whom it became one of Europe's cultural hubs. During the 19th century as the capital of the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary, it temporarily became one of Europe's biggest cities. Since the end of World War I, Vienna has been the capital of the Republic of Austria.
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