Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1485. Estimate $10000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Prague (Bohemia). Ferdinand III, as Holy Roman Emperor. 1637-1657. AV 10 Ducats (34.53 gm, 1h). Dated 1641. FERDIN III D G R IMPERAT S A, laureate bust right in elaborate robes / GER HVN BOHE MIÆ REX Ao 1641, crowned double-headed eagle with Prague coat-of-arms; hand holding star below. Herinek 32; Friedberg 213; Davenport 213; KM 1423. EF, light scuff by face, die flaw on reverse. A spectacular multiple ducat, undoubtedly intended for presentation. ($10,000)