Lot 629
German States -- Münster. Taler, 1661. Dav-5603; KM-75. Struck on particularly broad flan. Haloed St Paul in clouds over city view. Reverse: Helmeted arms. Beautiful golden and pinkish gray toning. NGC graded MS-62.
Bishop von Galen, who issued this coin, took the city by force the year before, for the Catholic Counter Reformation, and re-established the bishopric seat there.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection.
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| Realized $1,093 |
