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LOT 4194
German States. Bavaria (Electorate), Maximilian III Joseph AR Half Thaler. Dated 1753. Μünchen mint.
D.G.MAX.IOS.U.B. D.S.R.I.A.& EL.L.L., bust to right / PATRONA BAVARIAE., seated Madonna with Child, upturned crescent and clouds below, rays around; date below. KM 499. Near Fine.(13.78gr, 34mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4194
German States. Bavaria (Electorate), Maximilian III Joseph AR Half Thaler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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