CNG 108, Lot: 927. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenburg (Herzogtum). Ernst August I. 1679-1698. AR 1.5 Taler (64mm, 12h). Zellerfeld mint; Rudolf Bornemann, mintmaster. Dated 1681 RB. Crowned EA monogram within laurel wreath surrounded by 15 crowned coats of arms set on oak wreath; sword and croizer in background; 1½ stamped below / Horse leaping left; above, arm holding laurel wreath reaching from the clouds; in background, countryside scene; below, mining scene. Welter 1925; Davenport 240; KM 281.1. In NGC encapsulation, 4192045-008, graded AU 55. Toned.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.