Lot 645
German States -- Passau. Taler, 1703 (Regensburg). Dav-2518; Kellner-106. John Philipp, Graf von Lamberg, 1689-1712. Cardinal in hat right, "SEIZ" below bust. Reverse: Capped arms. Beautiful old iridescent toning. Broadly struck with exquisite detail. A splendid example. NGC graded MS-62.
Passau was another of those bishoprics where the bishop was supposed to be concerned with the welfare of the people, but in actuality mostly ignored them. Numerous conflicts arose between the townspeople and the bishop. Passau was also a great sword and blade manufacturing center. In fact, the blades were stamped with the Passau wolf (seen on the shield of this taler), which many swordsmen believed granted them invulnerability.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection.
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