Outstanding “Madonnentaler”

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 996. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Bayern. Maximilian II Emanuel. Elector, 1679-1726. AR Taler (29.24 g, 12h). Dated 1694. MAX : EMANVEL D • G • V • B & P • S • D • C • P • R • S • R • I • A • D & E • L • L •, draped and armored bust right / CLVPEVS OMNIBVS IN TE SPERANTIBVS (star) 1694, Madonna, crowned, facing half-right, holding scepter in right hand, Christ child in her lap holding globus cruciger; coat of arms below. Davenport 6099; KM 126.2. Superb EF, as struck, lightly toned. An outstanding example of the Bavarian “Madonnentaler” type.