Kavel 3300

SAXONY. Ernestine Line. Johann Friedrich, 1532-1547. 2 Thaler, 1539. Ermine-robed, bare-headed Duke faces r. with an enormous sword within two dot-dash circles. Rv. Exceptionally intricate and handsome 12-fold Arms surmounted by three crests and mantling, Latin motto SPES MEA IN DEO EST, My Hope is in God. Dav.9724. 49.5mm, 58.14 grams. Their beauty and rarity led John S. Davenport to suggest that these rare and desirable coins "may very well be Schautalers.", very fine+