Lot 247: [ GERMAN MEDALS ]

HANS REINHART THE ELDER (c. 1510-1581) Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman Emperor, 1519-1556, silver medal, 1537, half-length bust right, aged 37, wearing order of the Golden Fleece and bearing sceptre and orb, rev., Imperial shield attached to double eagle between pillars of Hercules; signed H - R below, 72.28g, 65mm (Habich 1826; Bernhart 93; Pollard 739 = Kress 606; Trusted 143), a very fine early cast with dark patina, the edge with a countermark in the form of a crowned B