Supporter and Opponent of Martin Luther

Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 962. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Kurfürstentum. Elector Johann Friedrich I and Georg der Bärtige, Duke of Saxony. 1532-1554. AR Taler (28.96 g, 1h). Annaberg mint. Dated 1535. IOHAN FRI • ELE C • DVX • SAX • F • F •, bare-headed and mantled bust of Johann Friedrich I right, holding sword in right hand upright against right shoulder; around, elements of the coat-of-arms of Sachsen-Kurfürstentum around / (ermine) GEOR • DVX • S AX • FI • F • A • J535, bare-headed and mantled bust of Georg left, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. Schnee 72; Schulten 3060; Davenport 9721. Choice EF. Finest known for this issue.

Ex Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 43 (24 September 2007), lot 1117 .