Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2015 ANA Auction - Sessions B-C 14 August 2015
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SWITZERLAND. Geneva. Taler, 1794-TB. NGC MS-63.
Dav-1768; KM-98; HMZ-2-339g; Divo-162. Also known as a Genevoise (10 Decimes). Intriguing portrait with a castle nestled in Liberty's hair. Pleasing amber gold toning and a sharp strike. Reverse legend reads: "Apres Les Tenebres la Lumiere". The phrase came to be adopted as the Calvinist motto, and was subsequently adopted as the motto of the entire Protestant Reformation. It was initially used by John Calvin's adopted city of Geneva on their coins. As a mark of its role in the Calvinist movement, the motto was also engraved on the Reformation Wall in Geneva. Truly exceptional quality for this normally well worn type and the finest example that this cataloger has seen. NGC MS-63.
From the Q. David Bowers Collection.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00
Dav-1768; KM-98; HMZ-2-339g; Divo-162. Also known as a Genevoise (10 Decimes). Intriguing portrait with a castle nestled in Liberty's hair. Pleasing amber gold toning and a sharp strike. Reverse legend reads: "Apres Les Tenebres la Lumiere". The phrase came to be adopted as the Calvinist motto, and was subsequently adopted as the motto of the entire Protestant Reformation. It was initially used by John Calvin's adopted city of Geneva on their coins. As a mark of its role in the Calvinist movement, the motto was also engraved on the Reformation Wall in Geneva. Truly exceptional quality for this normally well worn type and the finest example that this cataloger has seen. NGC MS-63.
From the Q. David Bowers Collection.
Ex: Grundy Collection.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00