CNG 87, Lot: 1676. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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GERMANY, Eichstätt (Bistum). Johann Eucharius Schenk von Castell. Bishop, 1685-1697. AR Taler (42mm, 29.22 g, 12h). Nürnberg mint. Dated 1694. Coat-of-arms with leonine supporters and surmounted by four crested helmets; behind, crozier and sword crossed in saltire / St. Willibald standing facing, wearing miter and nimbus crown, raising hand in benediction, and holding crozier; coat-of-arms below. Cahn 113a; Davenport 5236; KM 46. Near EF, toned, edge flaw, fields chased.
From the HLT Collection.