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<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/File%3ASaxony_SB119-40259o.jpg</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This specimen was lot 40259 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;GERMANY. Saxony. Ernestine Line. Double Guldengroschen, 1514. Nurnberg Mint. Friedrich III (The Wise) (1486-1525). PCGS Genuine--Edge Repaired, AU Details Gold Shield. Dav-9700; Schnee-33; Schulten-3018. By Hans Kraft after a painting by Lucas Cranach. Very high relief bearded and armored bust facing right in close-fitting cap on recessed field, cartwheel border bears four tiny shields and titles: &quot;Duke of Saxony, Elector of the Empire, Holding the Position of General&quot;; Reverse: Single-headed nimbate eagle, bifold shield on breast, with titles of Emperor Maximilian forming the legend. Variety with date &quot;1514&quot; in obverse field. Some edge repair noted. VERY RARE and possibly the first U.S. Auction offering in over a decade.<br /> <br /> &lt;p&gt;Friedrich was an able and accomplished military commander instrumental in repelling the Turks from Vienna. A friend of Philipp Melanchthon, he was among the first of the German Princes to adopt the Protestant Reformation and defend Martin Luther. This boldly crafted high-relief coin is a triumph of German Renaissance medallic sculpture. Small collector's mark below portrait. Bold portrait with attractive dark tone. From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</div>

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