Triton XV, Lot: 1692. Estimate $2500. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Ferdinand II. Archduke, 1564-1595. AR Doppelter Reichstaler (45mm, 57.72 g, 12h). Hall mint. Posthumous issue, struck 1601/4. FERDINANDVS · D · G · ARCHI · DVX · AVSTR · (tasseled lozenge stops), laureate and armored half-length bust right, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece and holding scepter and sword pommel / DVX · BVRGVNDI · COMES · TIROLI (tasseled lozenge stops), crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings spread. Moser & Tursky 313; Davenport 8111. EF, light golden toning around the devices, with a hint of underlying luster.
Ex Eugenio de Palo Verde Collection; Künker 127 (20 June 2007), lot 4182.