Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1563. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Fritzlar. Siegfried II von Eppstein, Bishop. 1230-1249. AR Bracteate Pfennig (0.58 gm). +•I•N•I•, facing bust of bishop, head of acolyte on either side; all beneath triple arch; each arch surmounted by tower; beaded and spoked borders. Bonhoff -; Löbbecke 866; Reichmann 1811. Good VF, sharp strike, ragged edge, magenta toning. ($400)

From the Robert Schonwalter Collection.