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Triton XXV 11-12 Jan 2022
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GERMANY, Straßburg (City). AR Taler Klippe (43x44mm, 26.92 g, 12h). Commemorating the centennial of the Reformation. Dually dated 1517 and 1617. + OMNIS (rosette) TERRA (rosette) ADORET (rosette) DEVM (rosette) ET (rosette) PSALLAT (rosette) EI :/(florette) LVX (rosette) POST (rosette) TENEBRAS (rosette) MDXVII :, coat-of-arms. AMR and AVH engraved in margins / (arabesque) PRO (arabesque)/ RELIGIONIS •/CENTVM • ANTE •/ANNOS • DIVINITVS/RESTITVTÆ • MEMO/RIA • NOVIQVE • SECV •/LI • FELICI • AVSPICIO/S • P • Q • ARGENTOR •/F • F • A annulet MDCXVII •/CAL • NOVEMB • in ten lines; arabesques above and below; all with linear and reeded border. AMR, AVH, and 7 Mar 1654 engraved in margins. Cf. Engel & Lehr 609; Davenport 5846 note. Attractive old cabinet toning. Good VF.
From the Michael Cassick Collection, purchased from Mark Teller, March 2009. Ex Spink 171 (25 November 2004), lot 223.
As an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire since 1262, Strassburg was able to enjoy a good measure of independence in southwestern Germany. It adopted Protestantism during the Reformation and, as a result, attracted immigrants from areas of Europe where non-Catholics were persecuted. In addition, the city became a major center of learning and book printing. This klippe, struck to commemorate the centennial of the Protestant Reformation, reinforces Strassburg's role as a focus of Protestant teaching and practice.
From the Michael Cassick Collection, purchased from Mark Teller, March 2009. Ex Spink 171 (25 November 2004), lot 223.
As an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire since 1262, Strassburg was able to enjoy a good measure of independence in southwestern Germany. It adopted Protestantism during the Reformation and, as a result, attracted immigrants from areas of Europe where non-Catholics were persecuted. In addition, the city became a major center of learning and book printing. This klippe, struck to commemorate the centennial of the Protestant Reformation, reinforces Strassburg's role as a focus of Protestant teaching and practice.