| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1119 Price realized: 130,000 CHF (Approx. 160,256 USD / 139,615 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Line of Calenberg-Hannover. Ernst August, 1679-1698, from 1661 Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, from 1692 Elector 10 Ducats 1685, Clausthal mint, mint master Heinrich Bonhorst, AV 34.72 g. ERN AUG D G EP - OS D BR ET LUN Armoured and draped bust facing right. Rev. SOLA BONA QUAE HONESTA Five-helmeted 12-field coat of arms with shield of Osnabrück as inescutcheon above a scroll, flanked by the mint master's initials H - B, above the year 16-85. Reeded edge. F. 572 ('very rare'), Fiala -; Knigge -; Knyphausen -; Welter -. Possibly unique. Struck with the taler dies (Dav. 6636). Some hairlines otherwise virtually as struck, almost Fdc NGC MS 61 (2175164-007) Ex Glendining, London sale 7.7.1938, no. 56 ("unknown even as a taler from the Ducal Cabinet of Gotha, a great rarity in beautiful state"). Ernst August (1674–1698), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and later Elector of Hanover, played a key role in laying the foundations for the rise of the House of Hanover. Although his own reign was relatively short, his most significant achievement was securing the Electoral dignity for his line in 1692, elevating Hanover's status within the Holy Roman Empire. This move positioned his family for greater political influence in Europe. Most importantly, he was the father of George I of Great Britain, and through his efforts, the House of Hanover became closely tied to the English crown-ultimately leading to the Hanoverian succession in Britain in 1714. Estimate: 60000 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1172 Price realized: 3,750 CHF (Approx. 4,623 USD / 4,027 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany Duchy of Jülich-Kleve-Berg. Karl Theodor, 1742-1799, Prince Elector of the Pfalz, from 1777 Prince Elector of Bayern 2 Ducats 1750, Düsseldorf mint, mint master Anton Kamphausen, AV 6.97 g. Dies by Anton Schäfer, Mannheim. Armoured bust with ermine mantle right, below the initials S of the die engraver and D of the mint. Rev. Two shields of arms and regal shield in a carved frame surmounted by the electoral coronet, below, the chain of the Order of St. Hubert, dividing the date and the mint master's initials. F. 1415; Noss 952; Schön 82. Rare. About extremely fine NGC AU 58 (2175175-019) Privately purchased from Schulman on 25.7.1936 and possibly from the Waldo Newcomer Collection. Estimate: 4000 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1118 Price realized: 2,250 CHF (Approx. 2,774 USD / 2,416 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Line of Celle. Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705, 1648-1665 in Calenberg 2 Ducats 1685, Celle mint, mint master Rudolf Dornstrauch, AV 6.92 g. GEORG WILHELM D G DUX B E L Draped and armoured bust facing right. Rev. QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT Saxon horse jumping to the left, radiant sun above, the year 1685 and the mint master's initials R D in the exergue. F. 554; Fiala 1373; Welter 1550. Very rare. Ex mount, very fine NGC AU DETAILS, DAMAGED (2175209-041) Purchased from J. Schulman 14.6.1937. Estimate: 2500 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1258 Price realized: 105,000 CHF (Approx. 129,438 USD / 112,766 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Germany Johann Hugo of Orsbeck, 1676-1711, from 1677 Bishop of Speyer 10 Ducats 1702, Koblenz mint, mint master Gerhard Gödt, AV 34.75 g. Dies by Philipp Heinrich Müller, Augsburg. IOAN HUGO D G ARCH TREV S R I PER GALL ET REG ARELAT Bust in ecclesiastical vestments right, at the beginning of the legend a star, the mark of the die engraver. Rev. ARCHIC ET PRINC EL EPIS SPIR ADMR PRVM PRÆWEISS The shields of arms of Trier-Prüm, Orsbeck and Speyer-Wissembourg hanging from an elector's coronet decorated with a cross, the initials G - G of the mint master between them and the date 17-02 below. F. 3466; Schrötter - (only knows no. 598, a 10-ducat coin without a year, now in the Berlin Coin Cabinet); Ehrend -; Forster -; Schön -. Of the highest rarity. Struck with the Taler dies, Graffito "R[euter?]" under legend (obverse at 5 o'clock), otherwise good extremely fine NGC MS 62 (2175202-005) Purchased at Spink 25.7.1936. Ex Otto Bally coll, Hugo Helbing and Jacob Hisch sale 25.5.1910, no. 903 ("Stempelglanz und von höchster Seltenheit", result 1.600.- Mark). The graffito below the obverse legend is not clearly legible. Estimate: 15000 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1010 Price realized: 60,000 CHF (Approx. 73,964 USD / 64,438 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Habsburg Empire Ferdinand III, king of Hungary 1625, king of Bohemia 1627, Emperor 1637-1657 10 Ducats 1648, Praha mint, mint master Jakub Wolker, AV 34.51 g. FERDIN III D G R IMPERATOR S A Laureate, armoured bust right with decorative collar, cloak draped over shoulder, chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece to the right. Rev. GER HVN BOHE-MIÆ REX Ao 1648 Crowned double eagle, crowned Bohemian shield of arms on the breast, draped with the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, sign of the mint master beneath. F. 46e (Bohemia) and 227 (Austria); Dietiker 836; Halačka 1150; Herinek 39. Rare. Struck from the taler dies. Faint scratch on the obverse, extremely fine Purchased from G. Hirsch and Winterstein, Prague Sale 8.6.1936, no 496 (through Spink). Estimate: 30000 CHF |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 162 | Auction date: 6 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 1009 Price realized: 95,000 CHF (Approx. 117,110 USD / 102,027 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Habsburg Empire Ferdinand III, king of Hungary 1625, king of Bohemia 1627, Emperor 1637-1657 10 Ducats 1640, Praha mint, mint master Jakub Wolker, AV 34.79 g. FERDIN III D G R IMPERATOR S A Laureate, armoured bust with decorative collar, draped with cloak, chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece to the right. Rev. GER HVN BOHE-MIÆ REX Ao 1640 Crowned double eagle, crowned Bohemian shield of arms on the breast, draped with the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, sign of the mint master beneath. F. 46a (Bohemia) and 213 (Austria); Dietiker 836 (not this year); Halačka 1150; Herinek 31. Very rare. Struck from the taler dies. Extremely fine Purchased from Glendining sale 2.7.1936, no. 356 Estimate: 50000 CHF |  |
