First Early Dated Crown - 1486

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1756. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Sigismund. Archduke, 1477-1490. AR Guldiner (31.42 g, 8h). Hall mint. Dated 1486. · SIGISMVnDVS : (rosette) : · ARChIDVX · AVSTRIЄ ·, crowned and armored full-length figure standing slightly right, head facing, holding scepter in right hand and sword-in-sheath in left; to left, griffin facing, holding shield; crested helmet to right / Armored knight on horseback riding right, holding banner in right hand and reins in left; all within a circle of sixteen coats-of-arms. Levinson IV-49a; Frey 274; Davenport 8087. VF, lightly toned, possibly ex jewelry.