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. Saxony (Kingdom), Friedrich August III AR 3 Mark. Dated 1913. Muldenhütten mint. 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Designs by Friedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein. 18. OKTOBER ✶1813 = 1913✶, Völkerschlachtdenkmal, E (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1913, crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast; denomination below. KM 1275; Jaeger 140; AKS 190. 16.69gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
The Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations) is a colossal monument in Leipzig, Germany, commemorating the pivotal 1813 Battle of Leipzig where Napoleon's forces were defeated by a coalition of European powers. -
Guernsey. Victoria AE 4 Doubles. Dated 1889. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
GUERNESEY, three lions on a shield, three leaves above / Denomination above date and mintmark. KM 5.3. 4.73gr, 27mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1853. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows, and rays on reverse.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
