CNG 87, Lot: 1665. Estimate $300. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Principality of Calenberg-Hannover. Johann Friedrich. Duke, 1665-1679. AR Dicker 1/3 Palmbaumtaler (27mm, 7.32 g, 1h). Hannover mint. Dated 1673. Draped and armored bust right / Palm tree on rocky outcropping; behind, two clipper ships under sail right on sea. Welter 1756; KM 146. Good VF, toned.

From the Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection.