GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. "Rebel" Taler, 1595. Goslar Mint. Heinrich Julius. PCGS EF-45.
Dav-9088; Welter-627. A very popular type that is full of iconographic significance, this attractively toned specimen displays the wildman with a torch and double spear, and with a hound reclining behind him. Meanwhile, the reverse features a depiction of Korah and his followers, who rebelled against Moses, being punished by the fires sent from heaven to consume them.
From the Robert C. Knepper Collection.
Estimate: $700 - $1000