Germany, Saxony, August, Taler 1577

A nicely preserved piece.

A rarer item in the trade.

Obverse: half-figure of the king in armor, holding a sword, on its sides the date 15-77, in the rim the legend:
-AVGVSTVS-D:G-DVX-SAXO-SA-ROMA-IMP-;

Reverse: eleven-field escutcheon surmounted by three jewels in the form of knight's helmets, in the rim legend and mint mark HB:
-ARCHIMARS CHAL-ET-ELEC;