Friedland & Sagan Albrecht von Wallenstein, 1625-1634. 10 Ducats 1631/0, Jitschin. Draped and cuirassed bust facing / Coat of arms surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 34,57g. Fr. 142 var. (Bohemia); KM 65. Rare and extremely fine. Provenance: George Gund Collection, Stack's (15 January 2007), 3037. NGSA 10 (3 December 2018), 145. This extremely rare and imposing multiple was struck using the dies of a thaler. As the principal commander of the imperial forces engaged in the Thirty Years’ War, Albrecht von Wallenstein was then at the height of his power. Defeated by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Lützen the following year, he was dismissed from his command and died assassinated in 1634.