Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1915. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Saxony. Augustus. 1553-1586. AR Taler (29.12 g, 10h). Dresden mint; Hans Biener, mintmaster. Dated 1578. (orb) • AVGVSTVS • D : G • DVX • SAXONIE • SA • ROMA • IMP •, armored bust right, wielding two-handed sword; date in field / • ARCHIMARS CHAL • ET • ELEC, complex coat-of-arms topped by three ornate helmets; HB monogram above. Schnee 725; Sammlung Vogel 6651; Davenport 9798. EF, awesome deep multi-hued patina. ($300)