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Auction: 7030 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 418

Germany, Westphalia, Munster, Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1650-78), AV 6 Ducats, 20.54g, 1661 (struck 1668/73), 47 mm, St. Paul in clouds over city view, monast westph/ad obedredvc/tvm in exergue, rev. five helms over arms; struck from dies for a double Taler (cf. Dav.5602; Schulze 103b), value "6" lightly scratched below St. Paul; weakly struck, very fine or better, very rare Estimate £ 1,500-2,000 A "prestige" or presentation striking in gold of the double Taler, struck to commemorate the re-taking of the city by the Bishop.

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