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1484. Austria. Holy Roman Empire. Archduke Sigismund (1446-1490) AR 1/2 Guldiner (34mm, 3h). Moeser & Dworachak 67;
Moser & Tursky 60; Levinson IV-45a; Frey 261. Hall mint. Obv: Crowned, armored, and draped
bust right, holding scepter and resting hand on hilt of sword / Knight in German Gothic armor, holding banner, on caparisoned horse galloping right. Rev: 1484 below; helmet decorated with
elaborate crowned crest; coats-of-arms around. The first large silver issue of the Hall mint. NGC
VF-30.
Ex V.L. Nummus Online Auction 26 (15 September 2024), lot 134; V.L. Nummus 17 (6 November 2021), lot 238.
Price: $6,500
1616 CO. Austria. Grandmaster Archduke Maximilian (1612-1618) Taler. DAV-3322A. Tyrol, Hall Mint. Exceptionally preserved for the type, with a clear strike and pronounced toning. Superb piece. NGC MS-64.
Price: $5,000
1686. Austria. By Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer (Obv.) and Georg Hautsch (Rev.). House of Habsburg. Leopold I (1657-1705) "The Hogmouth". Bronze medal. 40mm, 26.42gr. Lettered edge. The Siege of Vienna and Victories over the Turks as part of the war with the Ottoman Empire. L. G. Lauf(f)er was a manufacturer and contractor at Nuremberg (c. 1660-1700) and G. Hautsch was one of the major engravers who worked for his company (c. 1683-1712). Obv: LEOPOLDUS. I.TURC.VICTOR Two putti, flying over a panorama of the city of Vienna, holding a roundel with a portrait of Leopold I to right; at the bottom, infant genii hold medallic bust of Leopold over Vienna cityscape, initials LGL. Rev. VERMEHRER DES REICHES. 1686 Ten labeled roundels with views of the cities and fortresses captured in 1686. From the top, surmounted by a crown, Ofen, Pest, Hatwam, Segedin, Fünfkirchen, Simontorna, Kaposwar, Colosza, Sirlos and Esseckerbrucken; at the bottom, initials G.H. Julius 309. Montenuovo 1027. NGC MS-63 RB.
Price: $1,250
1733 CP SM. Sicily (Kingdom). Palermo Mint. Carlo III di Spagna (1720-1735) AR Oncia – 30 Tarì (55mm, 73.19 g, 6h). DAV-1414. KM-134. MIR 516. Spahr 54. Obv: Laureate head right. Rev: Crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head left; radiant sun above. NGC AU-55.
Price: $7,750
1791 GL CI. ITALY. Sicily (Regno). Palermo Mint. Ferdinando III (1759-1816) AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (58mm, 68.22 g, 5h).MIR 597; Spahr 2; KM (C) 37a; Davenport 1420. Obv: Dated Cuirassed bust right. Rev: Phoenix rising from flames; head left, wings spread; radiant sun above. Rich cabinet toning, a few minor marks, scratch, flan flaw by rim. NGC MS-60.
Price: $7,750
1609. Sweden. Karl IX 4 Mark. KM-24. Delz-36. SM.39. Stockholm Mint. Obv: Portrait from chest. Rev: legend divided. Very appealing and conditionally scarce crown with lovely patina. NGC AU-53.
Price: $1,850
1671-FG. Norway. Christian V. 4 Mark (Krone). Christiania Mint. DAV-3662; KM-96; Hede-41A; Sieg-37.1; NMD-77A; Schou-34; Bruun-10120. Weight: 21.19 gms. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner. Struck for regular circulation and thus very scarce this nice. NGC AU-55.
Provenance: From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Price: $1,750
1723-HCM. Norway. Frederik IV. 4 Mark (Krone). Kongsberg Mint. DAV-1290; KM-220; Hede-3; Sieg-11; NMD-5; Schou-3; Bruun-10634. Weight: 22.42 gms. Mintmaster: Henning Christopher Meyer, the younger. Engraver: Andreas Jonsen Lunde. This beautiful equestrian, one-year type was minted from silver found at Kongsberg in a mine named after the king's second queen, Anna Sophia. Wonderful surfaces and excellent toning. NGC AU-58.
Provenance: From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Price: $3,350
1821-CB. Sweden. Carl XIV Johan (1818-44) Riksdaler. Stockholm Mint. DAV-350. KM-610; Sieg-11; AAH-43. Struck in 1825 to commemorate the tercentenary of the establishment of political and religious freedom. Obv: Bust right. Rev: Portrait medallions of Gustavus Vasa, Gustavus Adolphus, and Frederick I. One year type. Mintage of only 7,339 pieces. Lovely moderately toned uncirculated specimen. Very well struck with very nice surfaces. NGC MS-63.
Price: $3,250
Yemen. Al-Mutawakkil Yahya bin Muhammad, as Imam and King. AH 1344 (1925-1926) Imadi Rial, AH 1344 (1925). KM-Y-7. Struck over a number of years without changing the date of this coin, this crown sized coin is very well produced and preserved. Silky luster and problem free surfaces. It is the finest specimen graded PCGS MS-67+.
Price: $1,200
Medal commemorative devoted to the memory of Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). Engraver: Ewa Olszewska-Borys. Cast bronze. 109x115mm. Issued by the Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork, 1986.
Price: $600