An extremely rare pre-election medal of Jan III Sobieski as Crown Hetman, issued on the occasion of the victory at Chocim in 1673.
Medal by Jan Höhn the Younger (ca. 1642-1693), minted in Gdańsk, unsigned.
The item has never been previously listed on the auction market in Poland, and is also not listed in any available online databases worldwide.
The silver and gold pieces are located at the Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum in Kraków, under inventory numbers MNK VII-Md-419 and MNK VII-Md-417.
In the work of Count Emeryk Hutten-Czapski "Catalogue de la Collection des Medailles et Monnaies Polonaises", the presented medal is given a very high degree of rarity R6 .
It is therefore not surprising that the provenance is the Potocki Collection .
Detail without abrasions on the upper parts, minor imperfections on the king's nose, background with remarkably preserved medal mirror and local bruising that does not affect the overall appearance.
The medal impresses with its appearance, especially in person, where we guarantee the combination of an outstanding design and a full medal mirror will delight everyone!
The chance to win this medal may not come again for many years to come.
A medal that instantly becomes a highlight of any medal collection it joins. The future buyer will be proud to own a medal known only from the Czapski Museum collection. A true icon of Royal Polish medal art, its recent gold price from the legendary "Traveller" collection in Switzerland clearly confirmed the high rank this medal holds in the hearts of collectors, especially in such exceptional condition.
This is undoubtedly the "Holy Grail" of Polish medal art, a stunning representation of the highly valued and beloved King Jan III Sobieski.
Obverse: bust of Hetman Jan Sobieski, in chain mail and delia
PATRIÆ SCUTUM NATALE DETECTAE
Reverse: under the wreath, an inscription in 14 lines
IOANNI SOBIESKI / MAGNO REGNI ET MILITIAE / MAGISTRO OBRUPTI FOEDE / RIS QUOD PATER AD CHOCI / MUM ICERAT VINDICTAM / IBIDEM DE HOSTE SUMPTAM / EXERCITUM AD INTERNECIO NEM / CAESUM CASTRA CAPTA, SPOLIA / ACTA VALACHIAM, MOLDAVIAMQ / IN PROVINCIAM REDACTAS / FINES REIPUB AD DANUBIUM / PROLATOS INFERIAS AVO / MATERNO MISSAS MEMORIA / SERVATA ATER PUBL ( To Jan Sobieski, Marshal and Grand Hetman of the Crown, for breaking the peace concluded by his father at Chocim, revenge also taken on the enemy, abolishing the army, capturing the camp, taking the loot, conquering Wallachia and Moldavia as a province Polish borders, extending the borders to the Danube, making a posthumous offering to the mother's grandfather, solemnly awarded for the memory of eternal posterity (translated from: The glory and fame of John III in art and literature of the 17th–20th centuries. Catalogue of the jubilee exhibition on the occasion of the tercentenary of the relief of Vienna , Warsaw 1983, pp. 206–207, cat. 169)
Silver, diameter 44 mm, weight 29.06 g
