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ANA Signature Sale 3048 11 August 2016
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Erzgebirge. Double "Pest" Taler ND (ca. 1528) AU55 NGC, Joachimsthal mint, engraved by Ulrich (Utz) Gebhart, Donebauer-4291 var., Katz-8. A very unusual double showtaler, more medallic in appearance and quite similar to pest medals carried to ward off the plague. The theme features supplicants making appeals for mercy and health, both to Christ on the cross as well as the Brazen Serpent mentioned in the Gospel of John. Notably, several of the supplicants on the side with the Brazen Serpent have not survived. The Joachimsthal valley in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) was a primary source of German and Austrian silver in the Early-Modern period and is located on the modern-day German/Czech border.From the Cape Coral Collection of Multiple Talers
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD
Erzgebirge. Double "Pest" Taler ND (ca. 1528) AU55 NGC, Joachimsthal mint, engraved by Ulrich (Utz) Gebhart, Donebauer-4291 var., Katz-8. A very unusual double showtaler, more medallic in appearance and quite similar to pest medals carried to ward off the plague. The theme features supplicants making appeals for mercy and health, both to Christ on the cross as well as the Brazen Serpent mentioned in the Gospel of John. Notably, several of the supplicants on the side with the Brazen Serpent have not survived. The Joachimsthal valley in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) was a primary source of German and Austrian silver in the Early-Modern period and is located on the modern-day German/Czech border.From the Cape Coral Collection of Multiple Talers
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD