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Second German Numismatic Congress, Vienna, 1883, a German silver medal by A. Scharff, bust of Erbstein left, reverse standing figure representing Numismatics, holding book, 43mm (BDM V, 362). Minor tarnishing and spotting, otherwise extremely fine, scarce (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Erbstein (1757-1836), father of German numismatics, lived in Dresden, where the first Congress was staged in 1881