Beautiful and impressive medal thaler, from a whole series of medals minted on the occasion of the victory of John III Sobieski at Vienna.
Issue with the name of the Polish king in the center on the reverse REGIS POLONIE IOAN III PRAESENTIAE VALIDO AVXILIO (with the presence and brave help of King John III of Poland), minted by Leopold I in Vienna.
Brilliant uncirculated. Graded MS62 by NGC.
Obverse: globe, on it a double-headed Imperial Eagle, around the sphere SUB UMBRA-ALARV TVARV, above the sun in rays with the inscription COLLIGIT AUXILII RADIOS, below a crescent with the inscription VICTAM & REDEGIT IN UMBRA
IMPERY MURUM AUSTRIACO INTERPONIT IN ORBE
Reverse: inscription in 22 lines
1683 / DIE 14 IVLŸ / VIENNA AVSTRIÆ / A / TVRCIS OBSESSA / SED / PROTECTORE ALTISSIMO / LEOP I IMP / INDVSTRIA E CONSILIO / REGIS POLONIÆ / IOAN III / PRÆSENTIÆ VALIDO / AVXILIO / VIENNENSIVM DENIQ VNIVERSITATIS SENATVS / OFFICIALIVM CI VIVM AC INCOLARVM / CONCORDI OBSEQVIO , AB OBSIDIONE / PROFLIGATO HOSTE EODEM ANNO / DIE 12 SEPT LIBERATA / DVCE LOTHA / RINGO / CÆS LOC TEN / GRLISO GENER COM / STARNBERG / VRB COMEN / IN PERSO SVCC / ELECT / BAVA SAXON / E IMPERY SVB / SIDIO / COM CAPLIERS / DEPVT PRÆSI / DENTE MATTHI MITTERMAIR A WAFF / ENBERG SCM MONETA / OBTVLIT
Diameter 43 mm
