German States, Sachsen (Saxony, Electorate). Friedrich II AR Schwertgroschen. Leipzig mint, 1456-1457. ⚜ GROSSVS ⚬ MARCh ⚬ MISNЄNSIS, rampant lion to left, resting paw on Landsberger shield / ⚜ F ⚬ DI ⚬ GRACIA TVRINGЄ ⚬ LANG, cross feuillue et fleurdelisée, within quadrilobe with inward-facing lis in each angle, CRV around, shield with crossed swords above. Krug 887/10; Saurma-Jeltsch 4381. 2.72g, 28mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine; beautifully toned.
From the N. M. McQ. Holmes Collection;
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 130, 9 October 2007, lot 1575.