271, Lot: 801. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie (Kurfürstentum). Johann Georg I. 1611-1656. AR Reichstaler (45mm, 28.83 g, 9h). On the Vikariat. Dresden mint. Dated 1619. Johann Georg on horseback right, holding sword / Legend in twelve lines. Davenport 7597B. VF, cleaned, removed from mount.

From the HLT Collection.

This coin, known in German as a “Vikariat” issue, commemorates the death of the Holy Roman Emperor. Electors of the Holy Roman Empire commonly issued these types to honor the recently deceased emperor in the period before the next emperor’s election.