Two Exceptional Early Dated Issues From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection

Triton XVIII, Lot: 1477. Estimate $5000. Sold for $9750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Sigismund. Archduke, 1446-1490. AR Halbguldiner (36mm, 15.66 g, 10h). Hall mint; Wenzel Kröndl, diecutter. Dated 1484. + SIGISMVnDVS ΛRChIDVX ΛVSTRIC, crowned, draped, and armored half-length bust right, holding globe-tipped scepter in right hand over shoulder and hilt of sword in left hand; tendrils flanking cross of crown; floral stops / Knight in German Gothic armor, holding banner, on caparisoned horse galloping right; 1484 below; helmet decorated with elaborate crowned crest; Habsburg arms in exergue; arms of Austrian provinces around. Moser & Tursky 60; Moeser & Dworschak 65; Frey 261; Levinson IV-45a. Good VF, toned. Choice for issue.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 1929.