AUSTRIA, Moritz, Count von Dietrichstein, 1846, a copper medal by K. Lange, bust right, rev. crowned arms and supporters, 49mm, 60.01g (Hauser 178; Montenuovo 2769; Donebauer 3302; Probszt 75; Horsky 5422; Wurzb. 1672; BDM III, 297; cf. Rauch 88, 1000). Extremely fine £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt A.C. Eimer, September 2003

Moritz, Count von Dietrichstein (1775-1864), b. Vienna, served in the Austrian army in the Napoleonic wars and was taken prisoner at Naples. He was later director of the Imperial Court Theatre and Library, and head of the Vienna coin cabinet from 1833 to 1848. He retired from public office in 1848.