1972.272: One Taler Coin

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1972.272

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

One Taler Coin

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

1713

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Austria, Tyrol

Culture

Austro-Hungarian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/226484

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

4.4 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (1 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
28.69 g

Denomination

taler

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: obverse, around perimeter: CAROLVS · VI · D: G: ROM: IMP: SE: A: G: HIS: HV: BO: REX [Charles VI Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper August Germania Hispania Hungaria Bohemia Rex]
• inscription: 1713, reverse, around perimeter: ARCHIDVX · AVSTRIAE · DVX · BURG: COM: TYROL: 1713

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Frederick M. Watkins, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins

Accession Year

1972

Object Number

1972.272

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Charles VI in right profile wearing cuirass and laurel wreath. Reverse: Crowned double-headed eagle with sword, sceptre and shield with coat of arms.

Publication History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 13, p. 168, repr.

Exhibition History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

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