Hans Reinhart the Elder (German, c. 1510-1581) The Holy Roma...

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£3,200

Hans Reinhart the Elder (German, c. 1510-1581)
The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V von Habsburg (1519-1556) aged 37
1537
Cast gilded silver medal
Half-length bust right, holding orb and sceptre, CAROLVS V DEI GRATIA ROMAN IMPERATOR SEMPER AVGVSTVS REX HIS ANNO SAL M D XXXVII ÆTATIS SVAE XXXVII, reverse: A double-headed imperial eagle; imperial arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece on breast, crown above; on either side of shield, pillars of Hercules with banners inscribed PLVS and VLTRA, on rocky ground below signed "H R" flanking Golden Fleece jewel.

Literature:
Habich 1926;
Löbbecke 564;
Kress 606

Provenance: 
The recto is inscribed with a grafitto ownership monogram "MB" and dated 1625

Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. Hans Reinhart the Elder (German, Dresden ca. 1510–1581 Leipzig) was one of the leading medallist of the age in Germany.