Three Baptismal Doppeltaler Issues

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1977. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Hamburg. AR Doppelter Schautaler (56.77 g, 6h). Matthias Freude, mintmaster. Undated issue (struck 1635-1668). IESUS EIN KINDT GEBORN : V : EINER IUNCKFRA AUSERKORN :, the Birth of Christ: Mary seated facing, head lowered right toward Infant, lying right in cradle between donkey and ox; to right, Joseph leaning left, holding cane; to left, herdsman standing slightly right, holding pale and crozier / CHRIST : D : HEILG : TAUFNIM : AN : V : SEIM : VORLAUFFER : I : IORD :, Christ standing facing in the river Jordan, head lowered right, being annointed by St.John the Baptist to right; above, radiate and nimbate dove below name of God in Hebrew. Gaedechens 1583a. Good VF, toned.