CNG 108, Lot: 933. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1603. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Harz. AR Doppeltauftaler – Baptismal 2 Taler (61mm, 11h). Zellerfeld mint. Struck after 1680. St. John the Baptist kneeling left, baptizing Jesus Christ standing right in River Jordan, hands crossed over breast; to left, two angels kneeling right beneath tree; above, dove of the Holy Spirit and radiate name of God / Biblical passages in ten lines; 2 stamped below. Knyphausen 7295; Fassbender 2828. In NGC encapsulation, 4192045-003, graded AU 58. Toned.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.