CNG 87, Lot: 1442. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOW COUNTRIES, Leeuwarden. AR Stuiver (26mm, 2.30 g, 11h). Dated 1487 in mixed Roman and Arabic numerals. Double-headed eagle facing, with wings displayed and inverted; coat-of-arms below / Cross fleurée over long cross pattée. Levinson III-174b. VF, toned, some striking weakness. Extremely rare.

From the Rye Collection. Ex Elmen XL (15 November 2001), lot 197.