LOT 4146
Austria. Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia AR Posthumous Thaler. Dated 1780. Restrike.
M · THERESIA · D · G · R · IMP · HU · BO · REG ·, veilied and crowned bust of Empress Maria Theresia of Habsburg to right; S · F · below / ARCHID · AVST · DUX · BURG · CO · TYR · 1780 · ☓, coat of arms of Maria Theresia on double-crowned shield divided into four fields representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Burgau (Günzburg); crowned inner shield with coat of arms of Austria; supported by crowned and nimbate double-headed eagle. Edge inscription: IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA. KM T1; Yeoman 55; Gigante 2. Uncirculated.(28.13gr, 41mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
The Maria Theresia Taler was originally struck in Austria between 1740 and 1780. It was the circulating currency of the Holy Roman Empire and its dominions, and it was one of the most important trade coins in Europe and the world. After the death of Maria Theresia in 1780, the coin continued to be minted until today, with the date frozen at 1780. It is estimated that until 2000, 389 million pieces were minted. As of 2024, it is still sold by the Vienna Mint (Numista note).
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LOT 4146
Austria. Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia AR Posthumous Thaler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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German States. Württemberg (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1857. Stuttgart mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. WILHELM KÖNIG V. WÜRTTEMBERG, head to left / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned coat of arms supported by lion and stag; 'furchtlos und trew' and date below. Edge inscription: MÜNZVERTRAG VOM 24 JANUAR 1857. AKS 77; Jaeger 1 Wu 83; KM 601; Davenport GT III 959. 18.52gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 3 Mark. Dated 1909. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1909, crowned Imperial Eagle; denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 527; Jaeger 103; AKS 131. 16.62gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1856. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding cap on a stick and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM A64.2. 6.05gr, 24mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
