Triton XIX, Lot: 2256. Estimate $5000. Sold for $30000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOHEMIA, Holy Roman Empire. České království (Kingdom of Bohemia). Ferdinand I. 1526-1564. AV Dukát (23mm, 3.57 g, 8h). Praha (Prague) mint. Dated 1547. Crowned lion rampant left / Armored figure of St. Wenceslaus standing facing, holding flag, resting hand on coat-of-arms to right. Dietiker 156; Friedberg 10 (Goldgulden). EF, lustrous, numerous lamination flaws, minor edge bruise. Rare date.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, May 1979.