Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 1165. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Saxony (Albertine). Christian II, with Johann Georg & Augustus. 1591-1611. AR Taler (29.01 g, 2h). Hans Biener, mintmaster. Dated 1602. Half-length, bare-headed, and armored bust right, holding sword over shoulder; before, crested helmet left with visor open; date across upper field / Bare-headed and armored busts of the younger brothers confronted; ducal coat-of arms above, thirteen coats-of-arms around. Davenport 7561; KM 16. Superb EF, lustrous surfaces, minor hairline flan crack. ($400)