German auction house Teutoburger Münzauktion's forthcoming numismatic sale promises a number of coin rarities including specimens from the Holy Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, Byzanz and the Crusades.
Also featured will be old German coins and medals from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich.
 Christ is depicted on the coin's obverse |
Highlights in the sale include this uncirculated, beautiful and extremely rare coin dated to the Siege of Danzig in the year 1577.
Initiated by King Stephen Báthory of Poland, the military siege famously ended inconclusively.
The double-struck coin's surface depicts two lions holding Danzig's sign on a ball, whilst the opposite side depicts Jesus Christ holding an orb in his left hand. The words "DEFENDER" and "SALVATOR" are etched on the coin's surfaces.
 Two lions are shown holding Danzig's sign |
Despite some scratches and stamp errors on the coin, its rarity and historical provenance will see it auction at Teutoburger with an estimated value of €10,000.
The coin will sell with an authenticity report by Deutsche Bundesbank. Teutoburger's auction is scheduled to take place on May 28-29.
And this isn't the first time King Stephen Báthory has cropped up in a numismatic auction in recent months...
An exceptionally rare Polish coin depicting the monarch dated to 1580 - midway through Báthory's 1576-86 reign - sold at German auction house Kuenker for €80,000 in March.
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