Quarter Thaler | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1986.528.484
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Quarter Thaler
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 1740
Culture: Austrian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/226277

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver with gold wash?

Dimensions

3.1 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (1 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
6.71 g

Denomination

quarter taler

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse, around margin: CAROL · VI · D · G · R · I · S · [A]GE · HI · HU · BO · REX
inscription: 1740, reverse, around perimeter: ARCHID · AVST · DVX · [B]V · COM · TYROL · 1740 [=Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of the Tyrol]

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: 1986.528.484
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Charles VI in right profile with laurel wreath. Pierced at 1 o'clock to obverse. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle. Below it: 1/4. Toothed outer border on obverse and reverse.

Verification Level

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