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The Emperor Maximilian II on an Ore Mountains Medal from 1566
A highly artistic, well-preserved medal on Maximilian II from 1566 can be considered a work of the die engraver Nickel Milicz of Joachimsthal. It could have been minted to celebrate the Diet of Augsburg in 1566. The design is stylistically close to an engraving of Maximilian II by Martin Rota, and to Maximilian medals made by the court artist Antonio Abondio.
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