Obverse: adventus optimi principis // budissae / mdcclxix. The youthful elector frederick augustus ii in antique clothing on horseback to the right. A two-line inscription in the excerpt. Reverse: fides et felicitas // ordin lusat sup / xviii maii. The goddess of loyalty with three ears of corn in her left hand greets the goddess of luck with a cornucopia in her left arm. A two-line inscription in the excerpt. Comment: the medals in gold, silver and bronze were created on the occasion of the homage to the elector in bautzen on may 18, 1769. 500 examples of the gold medal are said to have been minted and presented to the elector. The silver example was minted with and without the medalist's signature. All examples in the berlin coin cabinet are minted with different, slightly different dies. Erbstein (1909) describes the medal as a work by stieler. Literature: j. And a. Erbstein, the hofrath engelhardt collection of saxon coins and medals v (1909) no. 1670; otto merseburger collection, comprising coins and medals from saxony (1894) no. 1930; w. Haupt, the homage coins, bautzener geschichtshefte 7, 1929, 143 f. Further information on the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18248027. Object Type: coin. Date: 1769. Place of creation: Deutschland / , Sachsen / Dresden. Dimensions: mass: 14.4 g (0.5 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin. Stockmar, Philipp Friedrich- Huldigung der Stadt Bautzen - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5549075
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