Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1592. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Saxony. Johann Georg I.1615-1656. AR Double Taler (57.18 gm, 1h). Centennial of the Augsburg Confession. Dated 1630. CONFESS LUTHER AUG EXHIBITÆ SECULUM (crossed axes), cloaked bust of Johann Georg right, holding sword in one hand; 1630 25 Juny IOH GEOR across fields, coat-of-arms below / TURRIS FORTISSIMA NOMEN DOMINI, cloaked bust of Johann I right, holding sword in one hand; 1530 25 Juny IOAN NES across fields, four coats-of-arms around. Davenport 7604A; KM 416. Good VF, minor corrosion, minor edge marks. ($1500)