Sale: Triton X, Lot: 1034. Estimate $2500.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $3600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Pommern-unter schwedischer Besetzung. Karl XII of Sweden. 1697-1718. AR Reichstaler (29.30 g, 12h). Stettin mint; Johannes Memmies, mintmaster. Dated 1709. CAROL : XII D.G. SVEC. GOTH. VAND. REX PROPUGNATOR FIDEI:, bare-headed, draped, and armored bust right; JM (mintmaster’s initials) on truncation of bust; 1 Reichs thlr : nach alten schr: u. kom below / COLLAPSAM FORTITER RESTITUIT., crowned lion rampant right, head left, holding sword and supporting large lighted taper decorated with palms and set on low basis inscribed AVGVST/CONFES; IN MEMOR. TRACTAT. ALTRANSTAD./22 AUGUST. MDCCVII CONCLUSI./ET BRESLAU D.8 FEBR./MDCCIX COM-/PLETI in four lines in exergue. Kopicki 9952; Davenport 1872; KM (M)1. Superb EF, beautifully even gray toning with iridescent hue.