Triton XVI, Lot: 1423. Estimate $500. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie (Kurfürstentum und Herzogtum). Friedrich August I von Polen (der Starke [the Bold]). 1694-1733. AR Taler (45mm, 29.19 g, 12h). On the Vicariate. Dresden mint. Dated 1711. King mounted on horseback right; coat of arms below / Two sets of crowns and scepters on draped tables. Kahnt 283; Schnee 1011; Davenport 2655. Near EF, toned.

From the R.A.M. 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.