Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 916. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Ferdinand II. Archduke, 1564-1595. AR Doppelter Reichstaler (57.25 g, 12h). Ensisheim mint. Struck before 1593. • FERDINAND : D : G : ARCHID : AVSTRI Æ •, crowned and armored bust right, holding scepter in right hand and left hand on hilt of sword; all within ornate outer border / FER • DVX • BVR • LA • ALS • CO :, crowned imperial coat-of-arms within Order of the Golden Fleece; coats-of-arms to left and right; all within corded outer border. Moser & Tursky 574; Davenport 8093. EF, toned. Excellent metal quality.