BAMBERG FRÉDÉRIC-CHARLES von Schönborn (1729-1746) Gold
medal (no date). 48.47 g (14 ducats). 44 mm.
A/ FRID. CAROLVS. D. G, EP. BAMB & HERB. S. R. I. PR. E. O. D.
Bust of the bishop on the right with the pectoral cross.
R/ QUAM. BENE. CONVENIVNT ET AB VNO FONTE RIGANTVR// BEATA. QVARTVM/ HIS IRRIGVIS/ FRANCONIA Large fountain with two male river deities (the Hand and the Regnitz), each holding a shield with the episcopal arms of Bamberg and Wurtzburg.
Minute graffiti in the legend on the reverse. Remarkable portrait. Magnificent copy.
Provenance:
Ciani, October 15, 1948.
Count Frederick-Charles von Schönborn was born in Mainz on March 3, 1674 and died in Würzburg on July 26, 1746). He was Bishop of
Bamberg and Würzburg from 1729 to 1746. He was also Prince Elector and Vice-Chancellor of Emperor Charles VI (1711-1740).
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