Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 14th and 15th July - 14th July 2015
Lot 665
Germany. Augsburg
Estimate £80 - £120
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Description
Germany. Augsburg, St. Ulrich Cross [Ulrichskreuz], Bronze, c.1698, cherub flies over battle scene, Bishop Ulrich on horseback in centre, cityscape in bottom arm, rev. St Benedict, cherubs with mitre above, shields left and right, CRVX S P BENEDICTI, 485mm x 43mm, integral suspension loop; St George, Eastern European medals (2), brass, the Saint slaying dragon both sides, 42.5mm; and gilt-bronze heraldic seal, 38mm. Generally fine. (4)
The scene depicted on the first is the Battle of Lechfeld (10 August 955), though Bishop Ulrich never took part. The battle, fought by Otto I, the Great, was the defining event that was to halt the incursions of the Magyars into Central Europe.