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LOT 4188
Germany. Brandenburg-Preussen (Electorate & Duchy), Georg Wilhelm AR Ort - 1/4 Taler. Dated 1621. Königsberg mint.
+· GEORG · WILHELMVS · G · G · M · Z · BRAN ·+, half-length armored bust to right, sceptre on shoulder, helmet to right, date below / + D · H · R · R · ERT · C · VCHVR · E · I · P · Z · G · C · B · H, crowned coat-of- arms, sceptre shield in centre; all in baroque frame. KM 86.3; Olding 37; Neumann 10.97. Near Very Fine.(7.12gr, 30mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex Münzen & Scheine, Thomas Pollandt.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4188
Germany. Brandenburg-Preussen (Electorate & Duchy), Georg Wilhelm AR Ort - 1/4 Taler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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