Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Austria, Joseph Haydn, 1818, a copper medal by J.-E. Gatteaux for Durand, bust left, rev. legend, 41mm (Niggl 865b; BDM II, 207); Germany, Death of Ludwig van Beethoven, 1827, a copper medal by J.-E. Gatteaux, bust left, rev. lyre, 50mm (Niggl 137; BDM II, 207; cf. DNW 49, 825) [2]. First about very fine, second about extremely fine (£30-40)

Provenance:
H.-P. Wipfler Collection