Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 1131. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2006.  Sold For $520. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Ferdinand II. Archduke, 1564-1595. AR Taler (28.83 g, 12h). Hall mint. Undated issue. Crowned and cuirassed bust right, holding scepter and sword hilt / Crowned coat of arms with Tyrolian eagle in center; all within Order of the Golden Fleece. Cf. Moser-Tursky, Hall 270/267 (obv./rev.); cf. Davenport 8094; KM -. Superb EF, lightly toned, light stress marks in flan. As struck.