Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 46

The Millennia Collection

Germany Pt. 2

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 577		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg. Taler, 1650-LW. Dav-6521; Wel-1511. Christian Ludwig (1622-1665). Helmeted arms. Reverse: Leaping horse. Nicely toned. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 578		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg. 1 ¼ "Redemption" Taler, 1662-HS (Zellerfeld). Dav-6531; Wel-1568. 36.2 grams. Georg Wilhelm. Bust right in circle of fourteen shields. Reverse: Piety and Justice in a landscape under a tree. Arm from heaven with a wreath. Beautifully toned. Rare. NGC graded AU-55. The first multiple talers were struck by Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel in 1574 for an ingenius reason. Silver output from the mines in the Harz Mountains was on the upswing, and at the same time uncertainty spread across the region. The Reformation initiated by Luther was in full swing. Catholic church properties were being seized and sold off. Pogroms against Jews were appearing here and there. The Inquisition had already started burning Protestants at the stake. Alliances and allegiances reacted to all these threats. Julius brilliantly conceived of a plan to put his Harz Mountains silver to good use. A quantity of the silver was set aside as a hedge against the exigencies of war. To do this, he struck a series of Thalers in denominations ranging from 1-1/4 up to 16 thalers. Next he issued orders that property owners were to purchase at least one of these new larger coins, the size of the denomination depending on the owner's wealth and rank. The owners of these larger pieces were required to produce the coins on demand and redeem them in exchange for the local debased coinage. While the coins could be pawned if necessary, they could not be sold or traded away. Thus Julius had on hand a substantial amount of money with known whereabouts, sensibly diffused and spread throughout the country, thereby reducing the risk of seizure of sizable treasure during a conflict. For this reason the coins were named in the inscription as "Julius Loeser" (redeemers) on the reverses of the 1574 issues -- the appellation of "redemption Talers" attaching to these coins. In this lot we find a delightful example of this scheme. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 579		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg. Mining 1 ½ Taler, 1681 (Zellerfeld). Dav-Son-240; Welter-1925; Fiala-2332; Kni-2639; Knyph-2576; Duve-5B. 43.55 grams. Ernst August. Monogram "E A" crowned in wreath and circle of fifteen shields, date and "1½" stamped below. Reverse: Arm from cloud with wreath over springing horse. Mining scene below. Full original mint luster with gorgeous iridescent toning, a superb example of a multiple taler, truly a prize for any collection. Very rare so well preserved. NGC graded MS-64. With seemingly every minor German kingdom striking thaler-sized coins, to stand out among the many, coin designers often resorted to propagandistic images or symbolism. These large coins, and their even larger multiples, were ideal canvases for such use, and some have become exceptional documents to students of history and technology. One of the most outstanding are Mining Thalers, richly detailed pieces offering wonderful "slices of life" in their scenic depictions of mining tools and processes. On the coin in this lot, the scene beneath the horse of Westphalia shows the silver-mining fields in the Harz mountains in a series of miniature vignettes -- from locating a vein by means of dowsing, initial exploration, to the fully developed mine with its bracing and supports, tiers of chambers and mining tunnels, buckets for extraction, and the final removal of ore in wheelbarrows. In the background are shown the conical buildings that housed horse-powered lifting, draining and ventilating systems. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 580		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg. Taler, 1679-RB. Dav-6576; Wel-1707. Johann Friedrich. Bust right. Reverse: Palm tree on rock with date below. A few minor hairlines. Well struck and beautifully toned. Intriguing allegorical motif on the reverse. Rare this nice. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 581		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg. Taler, 1720-HCB. Dav-2078; KM-101.3. George I, King of England. Bust right. Reverse: Crowned and supported arms in Order of the Garter band. Considerable luster with lovely iridescent toning. A delightful example. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 582		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg. Mining Taler, 1756-IBH. Dav-2100; KM-294. George II. Goodness of the Lord Mine. Crowned arms. Reverse: Mining scene with three mountains and sun shining, with legend below. Deeply struck on a marvelous, semi-prooflike flan having rich iridescent toning. Elegantly engraved. A splendid example! NGC graded MS-65. In early Germany, the two most significant sources of metal deposits were the Harz mountains at the center of Germany and Erzgebirge further east in Saxony/Bohemia. In the Harz, mining activity appears to have begun by at least the 8th century. The heyday for productivity in silver, along with the associated lead ores, was from about 1440 to 1618, and from about 1700 to 1765. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 583		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg. Taler, 1763-IWS. Dav-2104; KM-343. Crowned arms. Reverse: St Andrew with cross. Lovely iridescent toning enhances one of the best struck of these to be found anywhere, on a full flan with high rims. Truly exceptional. NGC graded AU-58. Saint Andrew was the patron of Brunswick, of significance because much of the area was Protestant at the time and did not believe in saints. He was crucifiied in Achea, on an X-shaped cross, as depicted on this wonderfully symbolic coin. Apparently he requested this differently shaped cross because he declared himself unworthy to be on the same type of cross as Christ. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 584		German States -- Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hanov. Taler, 1777-IWS. Dav-2107; Welter-2801; Fiala-4752; KM-372. George III of Great Britain. Bust right. Reverse: Crowned and supported arms with motto below and divided date. Reflective surfaces with lovely, light iridescent toning. Rare. NGC graded MS-62. George III, as King of England, continued simultaneously as ruler of his hereditary holdings of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hanover in Germany. From this intimate connection with his homeland, George sought advantage to press his campaign against the rebellious Thirteen Colonies of North America. Fighting at such long distance, George simply did not have enough soldiers in his own army to supply the needs of his commanders in America. Thus he sought aid from a number of the German principalities. By far the greatest source of men came from Hesse-Cassel. The loss of the Colonies was an economic blow the British government could not tolerate painlessly, and apparently sensing their need the Prince of Hesse-Cassel, Frederick II, struck a particularly advantageous deal for himself with George (perhaps because of ties of marriage under George II). He sold the services of 12,000 of his Hessians to the English at seven pounds sterling, seven shillings a head (the total probably tens of millions of dollars in today's purchasing power). Some of these talers are known as Blood Talers, while others served the same purpose but remain today anonymous, unless their story is understood. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection; Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 117. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 585		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Sixth Bell Taler, 1643. Dav-6374B; Welter-815; Kni-631; KM-428. August The Younger. Half figure bust left. Reverse: Sixth bell. Attractively toned, rare in this grade. NGC graded AU-55. During the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), one Protestant prince, Christian of Brunswick, was an aggressive advocate and military leader. Early in the conflict, he issued interesting thalers at Paderborn, struck supposedly from the abbey's melted plate, with the legend GOTTES FREUNDT DER PFAFFEN FEINDT -- "God's friend, the priest's foe." Twenty years later, the Bell Thalers (glockenthaler) of his kinsman, August the Younger, seem to echo a different, more rueful and war-weary sentiment -- and were a series of seven differing issues struck to celebrate the departure of the Hapsburg imperial armies from his domains in 1643. On this one, the fifth, appears the legend ALLES MIT BEDACHT -- "Everything with thought." Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 586		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Wildman Wildman Taler, 1669-HS. Dav-6379; KM-502. Rudolph August, 1666-1685. Helmeted arms. Reverse: Wildman with tree on his left. Toned steel gray with lilac hues, nicely centered and well struck for issue. NGC graded AU-53. The source of the Wildman theme seems to be a mythological character of the Harz Mountains during the Middle Ages. Sir Walter Scott, in his Antiquary of 1816, recalls the account of a charcoal burner of the area who encountered this "tutelar demon" of the Harz -- a wild man huge of stature, rainbow-haloed, his head and waist wreathed with oak leaves -- exactly as portrayed on the present coin. The reclusive giant haunted the crags of the mountains carrying a pine tree torn up by the roots. This is but one story in a repertoire of fabulous and demonic creatures of the German mountains that have accumulated over the centuries. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 587		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Loser 3-Taler, 1679 (Zellerfeld). Dav/Sond-101; Wel-1832. 87.26 grams. Rudolf August, 1666-1704. Draped and cuirassed bust right, titles around. Reverse: multiple scenes, divided into four registers: galley at sea, beneath sun with Hebrew inscription; aerial view of city of Brunswick; aerial view of city of Wolfenbuttel; date, with value within circle. Beautiful old, rich blue toning. An extraordinary example, fully and evenly struck. Very rare as a type, and more so in this grade. A classic of the multiple-taler series! NGC graded MS-63, too large for holder. Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $26,450
Lot 588		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Loser 3-Talers, 1685 (Zellerfeld). Dav/Sond-110a; Wel-1834; Museler-10.3.3. 78.43 grams. Rudolf August, 1666-1704. "Luck of the Lauthenthal Mines." Divided shield of arms, surmounted by five ducal helmets with elaborate crests. Reverse: Female lute player standing atop large snail; scene of mining works in the background. Elaborate engrailed rims. Again, an extraordinary example with an even, sharp strike (especially notable on the five ducal crests) on a lovely broad flan, with essentially problem-free surfaces and appealing old-cabinet toning, tending to multi-colored russets, greens or steel blues in the legends. Rare, especially in this wonderful state of preservation. NGC graded AU-58. It must be understood how dangerously unpredictable mining was at this time. The Harz Mountains contained many silver mines, and the prosperity of Brunswick was closely tied to the mines' production. In this specimen we see a variety of myths brought to life on metal, the theme being the productivity of the mines blessed by good fortune. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 101. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 589		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Wildmen Taler, 1686-RB. Dav-6393; Wel-2068. Rudolph August and Anton Ulrich. Helmeted arms. Reverse: Two wildmen flank a pair of intertwined saplings. A premium specimen, toned in elegant multi-hued shares of gray, on a broad blan with full rims, and well struck especially on the crests and shield. Unusually fine! NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 590		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mining, 1752. Dav-2162; Welter-2727. Lautenthal's Luck Mining taler. Fully struck, prooflike and mint state with beautiful iridescent gold toning of many hues. A common piece, but this quality level is generally unobtainable. NGC graded MS-65. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 591		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mining Taler, 1752 (Zellerfeld). Dav-2168; Welter-2726; Fiala-2589; Kni-1465; Knyph-1216; KM-946. Karl, 1735-1780. Crowned oval shield supported by two wildmen. Reverse: Two crowned columns in mining scene, "K C" on a stone between, five-line inscription below. Brilliant prooflike fields with contrasting "frosted" scene, silvery toning with a hint of iridescence. An exquisite coin! NGC graded MS-65 Prooflike. The wealth of precious metal that emanated from the region that straddles the Harz Mountains is amply evidenced in the varied and prolific thaler issues struck by the Duchies of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Wolfenbüttel, one of the most prolific coiners in the German series, with denominations reaching up to an extraordinary 16-thaler size -- over 12 ounces of silver! Here is a marvelous example of their symbolic coinage. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 592		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Bleifeld Mining Taler, 1752-IBH. Dav-2167; KM-945. Karl. Mining scene. Reverse: Crowned arms supported by two wildmen. Well struck with lovely old toning. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 593		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mining Taler, 1752. Dav-2160; Welter-2723; KM-941. Karl, 1735-1780. Crowned shield supported by two wildmen. Reverse: View of Cronenburg's Luck Mine. Small natural edge clip. Fully lustrous with lovely toning. NGC graded MS-62. German mines at the time of this coin's origin were probably the finest and most advanced in the world as steam engines replaced horsepower, and gunpowder was first used for blasting while drilling and refining techniques both improved. Most of this progress in mining technology took place in central Europe, in the Harz mountains, and in the Erzgebirge region of Saxony and Bohemia. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 594		German States -- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Gold Ten Talers, 1834-C.v.C. Fr-745; Schl.-212; KM-1122. Wilhem, 1831-1884. Crowned arms supported by flanking wildmen. Reverse: Value within wreath. Crisp strike with satiny luster on a beautiful flan. The engraving quality here is especially fine. NGC graded MS-63. The Ten Talers remained the largest gold coin of the realm, replaced only in the 1870s by the smaller size but larger denomination 20 Mark gold piece of the German Reich. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 595		German States -- Constance. Taler, 1541. Dav-9160. Kneeling, armored and bearded knight left, holding mace, hand resting on shield. Reverse: Nimbate eagle, wings raised, on orb left, with sword and scepter behind. Finely made, the obverse especially crisp in both strike and engraving quality, with smooth, gentle wear. Lovely old toning, somewhat iridescent and multi-colored. Rare. NGC graded EF-45. Constance was a free imperial city located at the Swiss-German border. From the sixth century it was a Bishopric, but was one of the first Germanic areas to embrace Protestantism. Therefore, this coin has no mention of a bishop. Seven years later, in 1548, under pressure from the Habsburgs, Constance became a Catholic city again. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 596		German States -- Constance. Taler, 1624. Dav-5177; Nau-184; KM-125.1. Shield separating date. Reverse: Crowned double eagle. Beneath lovely iridescent toning is considerable mint luster. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 597		German States -- Constance. Regimenstaler, 1629. Dav-5179; Nau-294; Berst-449; KM-142. Shields separating date at top over city view with CONSTANTIA below. Reverse: Five shields in center surrounded by 22 arms. Considerable luster beneath a lovely natural iridescent toning. Very rare. NGC graded MS-63. In a way, one can consider German coinage to be remarkably similar to ancient Greek coinage. Like the ancient Greeks, the Germans had a sense of mutual ethnic identity, based on common language, race and history of similar traditions, yet for all their shared commonalities, also like the Greeks, they lacked a distinct political sense of themselves -- an absence not so much of nationalism as of a whole, single entity. The myriad Germanic principalities, at their most basic, were not unlike the Greek city-state. Thus the coins of the principalities and their cities, particularly during the 16th through 18th centuries, could essentially be viewed as a means of identity that displayed uniqueness of the issuer -- what it might be that set them apart from their neighbors. Whether informative and factual, such as portraits and coats of arms, whether allegorical, to display qualities or attributes that made them admirable or morally superior, or whether one of the popular and oft repeated city "views," one can observe in the German coins of the realm traits and means already utilized nearly two thousand years earlier. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 598		German States -- Erfurt. Bracteate, ND. Cf. Peus Bonhoff Sale 293, no. 1085. 0.83 grams. Henry I of Harbourg, 1142-1153. Issued by the Archbishop of Mainz. Archbishop with crozier and gospels between towers of city, city name above; churchman below. Reverse: Incuse of obverse. Excellent strike. Very minor edge crinkle, otherwise pristine, and as struck. Toned, tending to golds and russets in the recesses, with light multi-colored iridescence elsewhere. A very eye-catching example of this distinctive money form peculiar to medieval Europe. NGC graded Uncirculated, with NGC photo insert. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750. Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 71. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 599		German States -- Erfurt. Taler, 1617. Dav-5259; Leitzm-483; KM-16.3. Supported arms. Reverse: Arms with symbols before and after date. Deeply toned with multi colors and traces of luster. NGC graded MS-62. Located on the Gera river in central Germany, Erfurt is one of the older cities of Germany. The missionary bishop Boniface founded a bishopric there in 742, while Charlemagne later made it a center for trade with the Slavs. Since antiquity this settlement has been at the crossroads of important trade and military routes. The ancient Via Regia, running from west to east (from Paris to Novgorod), was the road that Charlemagne benefited from. Meanwhile, the Nuremberg Geleitstrasse ran from north to the south, connecting Northern Germany with Italy (a route that was used often over the centuries by German troops marching into Italy). Erfurt thus developed into an important commercial and university town, eventually becoming a free imperial city and a member of the Hanseatic League. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 600		German States -- Erfurt. Swedish Occupation; Gold 2 Ducats, 1646. Fr-928; Ahlstrom/Almer/Jonsson-34a. 6.76 grams. Christina Vasa, 1632-1654. Bust, three-quarters frontal, within wreath; shining sun above, Hebrew letters within. Reverse: Crowned and garnished square-topped shield. Finely made with a sharp strike on a broad flan. Excellent centering, and lustrous. Very rare! NGC graded MS-62. Christina was one of the most unusual women of her era, brought up as a prince under her father's orders and technically titled king, not queen, of Sweden. She pursued many "manly" interests, such as science and mathematics, and behaved and spoke more as a vulgar male than a refined female. Her behavior shocked polite society from Stockholm to Paris. She abdicated in 1654 and stunned Europe once more. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,225
Lot 601		Frankfurt am Main. Goldgulden, 1621. Fr-970a. 3.14 grams. 22.76 mm. Haloed St. John standing facing right with lamb in right arm and left hand on Frankfurt shield breaking legend. Leg. MONOAVREARE - IP* FRANCOFVRT Reverse Orb. Leg:FERDINANIIROMIMPSEMPAVG:1621133. NGC graded AU-50. Frankfurt was the site of the election of the Emperors and the meeting place of the German Diets. This placed it as one of the most important medieval cities of Europe. Later Frankfurt accepted the Reformation, and therefore lost some of its luster, but continued to hold the elections. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. ().* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 602		German States -- Frankfurt am Main. Taler, 1637. Dav-5293; FR-443/444; KM-65.5. Cross with arms. Reverse: Crowned eagle. Slightly irregular striking on edge. Otherwise sharply struck with attractive old toning. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 603		Frankfurt am Main. Ducat, 1645. Fr-975; KM-96.2. 3.45 grams. 21.82 mm. Mintmaster, GN (George Numberger der Jungere, 1644-1645). Obv: Angel holding shield and arms. Leg: NOMEN:DOMINI.TVRRIS.FORTSISMA. Reverse Angel above ornated cartouche. Leg: DVCATVS/NO:R.P:FR/ ANCOFVRT/ AD MOEN/1645. NGC graded MS-62. Many of the ducats of Frankfurt are quite common, but not this type. In addition, this type often comes bent or damaged. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. ().* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 604		German States -- Freising. Taler, 1790. Dav-2248; Sellier-95; KM-32. Joseph Conrad von Schroffenberg, 1790-1803. Mintmaster, Johann Nikolaus Kornlein. Bust right. Reverse: Mantled arms separating date. Beautiful multi-colored toning. A marvelous specimen! NGC graded MS-65. Freising was in 1790 a small Bishopric just north of Munich, in Bavaria. By the 18th century its influence and wealth had diminshed and few coins were minted. Thus, its coins are scarce. Freising is credited with having the world's first brewery, although some dispute this claim. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 605		German States -- Friedberg. Taler, 1747-CPS. Dav-2250; KM-66. St George standing on dragon with a shield on each side. Reverse: Crowned, double-headed eagle with a coat of arms in each claw. In the titles of Francis I. A pleasing example. NGC graded MS-62. Friedberg is a small city located a bit north of Frankfurt. Granted the title of a free imperial city in 1211, it produced a small number of coins. All of its Talers are rare. Friedberg is also a United States military base where Elvis Presley was stationed. There is an Elvis Presley Platz located in the downtown area of the city. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 606		German States -- Friedberg. Taler, 1804. Dav-655; Th.-148; KM-75. Burgrave Johann Maria Rudolph, Count of Waldbott-Bassenheim, 1777-1805. Crowned, double-headed eagle with shields. Reverse: Knight on horseback killing dragon, castle in background. Below dragon "G.B." for George Bunsen, "F" and "G.H." for George Hille in Frankfurt. Lovely blue and violet iridescent toning. NGC graded MS-65. Friedberg would have exerted more influence than it did if the city and its castle would have been less at odds with each other. The city and the castle were politically independent of each other, and had such a bitter rivalry that the citizens of the town once ransacked the castle! Considering that the castle was built to protect the citizens, this is an amazing development. In 1806 the city passed to Hessen Darmstadt, so the piece offered here is the last Friedberg Taler. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,485
Lot 607		German States -- Fugger-Babenhausen. Taler, 1621. Dav-6673; Kull-98a; KM-17. Maximilian of Babenhausen-Wellenburg, 1598-1629. Oval arms in frame dividing date. Reverse: Crowned, double eagle with orb on breast holding sword and scepter. Boldly struck with original mint luster and lovely old iridescent toning. Rarely seen type in superb condition. NGC graded MS-64. The Fugger family is a true medieval success story. The first named Fugger is Hans, who was a menber of the weaver's guild in 1357. By 1511, Jakob Fugger had reached a level of prominence so great that he was lending the rulers of Europe huge sums of money. In fact, many consider Jakob Fugger the welthiest private individual in history. The Fuggers were given the city of Babenhausen by a grateful Emperor, and produced a few coins with the title of the Emperor Ferdinand II. All are rare. Estimated Value $1,700 - 2,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 608		German States -- Fulda. Taler, 1795. Dav-2266; VG-491; KM-152. Adalbert III, von Harstall, 1788-1802. Bust right. Reverse: Legend, date and value within wreath. Lovely tones of blue and gold. NGC graded MS-62. Fulda had long been a center of learning throughout the middle ages, and its school was renowned as the leading theological center in the German Empire. Its rulers were titled prince-abbots, later to become prince-bishops. Fulda is located right near what was the division between East and West Germany. U.S. intelligence believed this area to be the logical invasion point of the Russian troops, so this "Fulda Gap" was very heavily defended. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 609		German States -- Hall in Swabia. Taler, 1746. Dav-2279; Wurster-1801; KM-32. Nurnberg mint. Mintmasters, Karl Gottlieb Lauffer and Peter Paul Werner. Three shields with sprays, "C.G.L." in center and date below. Reverse: Bust of Francis I Right. Beautiful iridescent toning. Rare. NGC graded MS-65. A commercial and trade center, the town is located along a deep valley on the Kocher River. Swabia, comprised of lands in what is now southwestern Germany, formed a significant commercial and political entity in the 15th and 16th centuries, called the Swabian League. Owing its importance to its strategic position between the upper reaches of two of Europe's most significant rivers, the Danube and the Rhine, Swabia suffered considerable economic and property harm during the Thirty Years War. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 610		German States -- Hamburg. Taler, 1694. Dav-5374. City arms in frame. Reverse: Crowned double eagle. Lustrous with lovely toning. One-year type in exceptional quality. NGC graded MS-63. Hamburg was founded in 825 A.D. when a large castle with a moat was built, offering protection to the surrounding citizens. The name translates as "Ham" for the riverbank and "burg" for castle. The castle's location on the Elbe River bank allowed a lively commercial center to grow up around it. Hamburg's extensive and varied coinage is almost continuous from around the mid-13th century up to World War I. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 611		German States -- Hamburg. Gold Ducat, 1864. Fr-1142; KM-274. Knight standing. Reverse: Tablet. Prooflike surfaces with frosted devices, a beautiful coin. NGC graded MS-65 Prooflike. Located on the North Sea, Hamburg is the largest seaport on the continent of Europe, was a leading member of the Hanseatic League, and became very prosperous as a free imperial city with its own imperial mint. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,640
Lot 612		German States -- Hesse-Kassel. Taler, 1627. Dav-6723; Hoffm-763 var. Moritz, 1592-1627. Crowned lion. Reverse: Arms, crossed banners separating date, palms above, sundial below. A choice example with premium toning. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 613		German States -- Hesse-Kassel. Taler, 1637-LH. Dav-6762; KM-162.5. Wilhelm V, 1627-1637. Crowned lion. Reverse: Tree in storm. Well struck, lustrous and beautifully toned. Rare this nice. NGC graded MS-63. On the coin's reverse, the fascinating scene of a willow tree sharply bent over by a powerful storm is one of a number of distinctive designs reflecting the adversities of war that so marked German history. This coin's reverse was employed by Wilhelm V over a number of years to proclaim his steadfast support of Protestant forces. His staunch devotion earned him the nickname of "the Constant," and his beliefs are inscribed in his coin's legend: "By God's will, shall I, though lowly, be exalted." This piece was struck in the year of Wilhelm's death. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 614		German States -- Hesse-Darmstadt. Mining Taler, 1714. Dav-2315; Hoffm-3577; KM-125. Ernst Ludwig, 1678-1739. Bust right, below "B.I.B" (Balthasar Johann Bethmann). Reverse: Mining scene, crowned and supported arms below. Reflective and natural surfaces with lovely old toning. Incredible artistic work on this beautiful taler. Rare. NGC graded MS-65. In an attempt to imitate the Court of Louis XIV of France, Ernst Ludwig plunged his estates into debt. His mining Thalers were an attempt to impress his contemporaries with his wealth, yet few were produced. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,338
Lot 615		German States -- Hesse-Darmstadt. Taler, 1751. Dav-2322; Hoffm-3757; Madai-3762; KM-190. Ludwig VIII, 1739-1768. Bust right, below "R" (for J.A. Roth). Reverse: Helmeted arms separating date. Light handling marks in the obverse field. Reflective fields with lovely iridescent toning. Very rare. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 616		German States -- Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen. Taler, 1797. Dav-2354; Albr-181; KM-65. Ludwig Friedrich Karl, 1765-1805. Bust left. Reverse: Crowned, mantled and supported ornate arms. Diebreak transects top of portrait to rim. Lovely olive-green, blue and violet toning. NGC graded MS-64. This princely family in northern Wurttemberg had many sub-divisions, each of which issued its own coins mainly for the purpose of establishing its importance. Few circulated, so most are of relatively high grade, yet all are rare. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 617		German States -- Lübeck. Broad Taler, ND (1603-1609). Son-331; Behrens-136. 29.07 grams. Crowned, double-headed eagle with arms on breast and crest at feet. Reverse: haloed St John the Baptist holding miniature lamb, within scalloped border. Well struck overall, only slight weakness at a couple of spots, on a braod flan, with lovely silvery golden gray toning. Extremely rare. NGC graded MS-61. Known as the queen of the Hanseatic League, during the late middle ages the city of Lubeck was Germany's major trading port. Ironically, it was the discovery of the New World that initiated the city's decline, for trade moved westward and Lubeck was geographically out of position to benefit from the wealth discovered across the Atlantic Ocean. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 618		Lübeck (City). Ducat, 1656. Fr-1486-KM-36. 3.40 grams 22.15 mm. Mintmark, Star (Hans Wilms, 1645-1660). Obv. Armored royal figure standing with scepter in right hand and orb and cross in left hand. Leg: MONE:NOVA -A- VREA.LVBEC Reverse Crowned double eagle with city arms on its breast and the arms of the Mayor underneath, date at sides. Leg: CIVITATIS. -- IMPERIAL Sharply struck with lovely original mint luster. NGC graded MS-62.* Few city ducats of Lubeck are available today. Lubeck was the leader of the Hanseatic League in the 16th century and was a very wealthy port city. By the middle of the 17th century, when this coin was struck, the city was in decline. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. ().* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 619		Lübeck (City). Ducat, 1656. Fr-1486-KM-36. 3.40 grams 22.15 mm. Mintmark, Star (Hans Wilms, 1645-1660). Obv. Armored royal figure standing with scepter in right hand and orb and cross in left hand. Leg: MONE:NOVA -A- VREA.LVBEC Reverse Crowned double eagle with city arms on its breast and the arms of the Mayor underneath, date at sides. Leg: CIVITATIS. -- IMPERIAL. NGC graded MS-61.* Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. ().* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 620		Lüneburg. Goldgulden, ND. Fr-1513.; Jesse-type 546. 3.29 grams. 23.12 mm. Minted during reign of Maximilian I, 1493-1508. Luneburg was the second German city to be awarded gold minting privileges in 1434 -Lubeck in 1340 was first. Obv. St. John standing holding lamb in left arm, shield between legs, within two piece beaded circle. Leg: MONETANO- LVNEBVRG. Reverse Orb within beaded circle. +MAXIMILAI RO NOR REX. NGC graded AU-53. Luneburg, just 50 miles from Hamburg, was a very important German city and Hanseatic trading center. Its power was limited, because it was one of the main centers of the duchy of Brunswick, and the dukes exerted much influence. Its coins are often crude, so this example should be truly appreciated. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. ().* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold