149, Lot: 400. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Sachsen (Saxony). Augustus. 1553-1586. AR Thaler (40mm, 28.67 g, 12h). Dresden mint; Hans Biener, mintmaster. Dated 1578. •AVGVSTVS•D:G•DVX•SAXONIE•SA•ROMA•IMP•, armored, bare-headed bust right, wielding two-handed sword; date across field / •ARCHIMARS CHAL•ET•ELEC, complex (12 part) coat-of-arms topped by three ornate helmets; HB monogram above. Schnee 725; Sammlung Vogel 6651; Davenport 9798. VF, a few marks, darker areas, has been lightly cleaned.