CNG 87, Lot: 1381. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Köln (Erzbistum). Ludwig IV von Wittelsbach. 1436-1449. AR Groschen – Weißpfennig (25mm, 1.85 g, 6h). Bacharach mint. Dated 1444 in Roman numerals. Coat-of-arms surrounded by three smaller coats-of-arms; all within trilobe / Half-length bust of St. Petrus facing slightly right within Gothic archway, wearing nimbus crown and holding cruciform scepter and key; coat-of-arms below. Levinson I-73. Good VF, toned, minor striking weakness.

From the Rye Collection.