A very rare and extremely interesting coronation medal of Augustus II the Strong with a representation of his family tree on the reverse, showing royal descent from King Casimir Jagiellon.
Signed in the cross section of the arm C.W. (Christian Wermuth)
Onebid only three listings with an average sale amount of 10,255 PLN.
Weight 28.7 g
Diameter 4 cm
Material silver
Edward Raczynski at this item writes as follows: "We have mentioned in the preceding issue about Witekind, the famous in the 8th century Prince of Angrywars, from whom Augustus II derived his family. This medal proves that Augustus II was related to the Jagiellonians, and indicates that the newly elected monarch was the great-grandson of Casimir IV, King of Poland, whose daughter Barbara married George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony in 1496. This relationship of Augustus II to the Jagiellonians (a) probably captured Poles more than his delicious and unproven descent from Witekind."
