Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 1181. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Maximilian III. Archduke, as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1590-1618. AR Taler (28.39 g, 12h). Hall mint. Dated 1603. Crowned, draped, and armored figure standing slightly left, holding sword; coat-of-arms to left, plumed helmet to right / Helmeted and armored knight on horseback right, holding banner; all within ring of 15 coats-of-arms. Moser & Tursky 366; Davenport 5848; KM p. 765 (Germany). Near EF, bright surfaces.