Three Groschen | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1986.528.500
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Three Groschen
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 1706
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Poland
Culture: Austrian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/226192

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

2.1 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (13/16 x 1/16 in.)
1.38 g

Denomination

three groschen

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse, around perimeter, struck: IOSEPHUS · DG · R · I · S [encircled:] 3; A · G · H · B · REX [Joseph Dei Gratia Roma Imperator Semper August Germany Hungary Bohemia Rex]
inscription: 1706, reverse, around perimeter, struck: 1706 ARCHID · AU (FN) DUX · BUR · SIL

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Nanette B. Rodney, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year: 1986
Object Number: 1986.528.500
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Joseph I in right profile, with long wig and laurel wreath; reverse: double-headed eagle. Pierced approx. at 1 and 7 o'clock to obverse. Beaded inner and outer borders on obverse and reverse.

Verification Level

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