Lot 1483
The House of Habsburg. Leopold I, the Hogmouth (1640-1657-1705). Silver ½-Schauthaler, 1664. 34 mm, 10.3g, Commemorating the Battle of St Gotthard. Imperial eagle atop globe, SIC VNITIS NON PAVEO. Rev. Radiant sun over crescent moon, QVO SVPERIORE POTENTIOR 1664. (Mont 880; Julius 154; cf Vogl 237 for a Thaler). Choice extremely fine. Estimate $900UP
Ex Baldwin's Auction 51, 25 April 2007, lot 1619.
In 1664, the Grandvizier Köprülü forced Montecuccoli to fight near St Gotthard at the Austrian frontier. The battle was won chiefly through attacks by 6,000 French troops led by La Feuillade and Coligny and the German troops led by Waldeck. Montecuccoli failed to exploit the victorch troops led by La Feuillade and Coligny and the German troops led by Waldeck. Montecuccoli failed to exploit the victory.
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