1081903 | AUSTRIA. Karl (Charles) VI. (Holy Roman Emperor, 1685-1711-1740). 1718 AR Medal. NGC AU55. By Georg Wilhelm Vestner. 42.5mm. Laureate bust, rightl signed "V" below truncation / DATE QVAE SVNT CAESARIS. CAESARI QVAE DEI DEO// INDE SICILIA LEGITIMO REGI SVO RESTITVTA, in exergue in cartouche. Christ and two Apostles receives a purse of money from a cleric and two citizens of Palermo, between them the cathedral and city walls of the city. Mont. 1542; Julius 1348 Sicilian 92; Bernheimer 129; Varesi 2007, 62.

On proclaiming himself the legitimate King of Sicily.


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The event was celebrated by the Count of Mercy, commander of the Austrian troops in the war of the Quadruple Alliance in Sicily, with the singing of the Te Deum in cathedral of Palermo.