LOT 4145
Austria. Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia Empress AR Posthumous Taler. 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.(27.93gr, 41mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesThe 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 4145
Austria. Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia Empress AR Posthumous Taler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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German States. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Friedrich Wilhelm AR Thaler. Dated 1870. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
FRIEDRICH WILH. V. G. G. GROSSH. V. MECKLENB. STRL., head to left; A (mintmark) below / EIN THALER XXX EIN P F. F., crowned coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy encircled by the Garter inscribed HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT SCHIRME MECKLENBURG. AKS 71; Jaeger 4 MRWS 120; KM 100; Davenport GT III 732. 18.43gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
Friedrich Wilhelm married a granddaughter of Georg III and made a Knight of the Order of the Garter by Queen Victoria (1862), which allows him to add the famous garter to his Arms. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich Wilhelm IV AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1860. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIEDR. WILHELM IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned imperial eagle, date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 78; Jaeg 9 Pr 84; KM 471; Dav GT III 775. 18.42gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
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Group of Seven [7] World Coins or Medals and Set of Coins. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
France. Commemorative issue of the 230th Anniversary of the birth of La Fayette (1987). United States of America. Part of 'Fifty State Commemorative Quarters' (1999-2008). Isle of Man. Set of Five [5] 'The America's Cup Challenge' Crowns (1987). Spain. Set of Three [3] Coins (1 Peseta, 5 Pesetas, 25 Pesetas) (1975). Truro Cathedral, 1880-1980. Solid Nickel Silver Replica of the Original Medal. United States of America. 2004 Hologram U.S. Silver Eagle Dollar. France. Commemorative issue of the 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty (1986). 850gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
