Austria, Rudolph II (1552-1612; Holy Roman Emperor from 1576), silver medal by Valentin Maler, struck for the Council of Regensburg (1599), small crown over bust right, bare headed, draped and cuirassed with ruff, below CPC and VM monogram, rev., R B P S B T C M around seven shields of Bohemia, Pfalz, Saxony, Brandenburg, Trier, Cologne and Mainz, crowned eagle in centre, 7.52g, 25.3mm (Habich 2606; Montenuovo 666), an original striking, extremely fine Provenance: Numismatica Genevensis 4, 11-12 December 2006, lot 328; Stack Collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2009, lot 254.

Estimate: 400-600