AUSTRIA, Archduchy of Austria. Sigismund. 1446-1490. AR Guldiner – Taler (40mm, 31.69 g, 3h). Hall mint. Dated 1486.Triton XXIV World, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 9 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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AUSTRIA, Archduchy of Austria. Sigismund. 1446-1490. AR Guldiner – Taler (40mm, 31.69 g, 3h). Hall mint. Dated 1486. • SIGISMVnDVS : (rosette) :· ΛRChIDVX • ΛVSTRIЄ •, crowned, draped, and armored figure standing facing, holding globe-tipped scepter in right hand over shoulder and hilt of sword in left hand; to left, coat-of-arms held by lion; to right, crested and crowned helmet / Knight in German Gothic armor, holding banner, on caparisoned horse galloping right; 1486 below; helmet decorated with elaborate crowned crest; Habsburg coat-of-arms in exergue; coats-of-arms of Austrian provinces around. Moser & Tursky 64; Levinson IV-49a; Frey 274; Davenport 8087. Toned, fields lightly chased, possibly removed from a mount. Good VF. |