Harvard Art Museums > 1972.293: One Riksdaler Coin Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"One Riksdaler Coin (Unidentified Artist) , 1972.293,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/226537. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.293 People Unidentified Artist Title One Riksdaler Coin Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1709 Places Creation Place: Europe, Poland Culture Swedish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/226537 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 4.1cm diam. x 0.3 cm depth (1 5/8 x 1/8 in.) 29.12 g Denomination taler Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.l.: [F.]? M inscription: obverse: [around upper perimeter:] CAROL: XII: D. G. SVEC. GOTH. VAND. REX PROPUGNATOR FIDEI; [below head, in script:] 1 reichs thlr: nach alten schr: in korn inscription: 1709?, reverse: IN MEMOR. TRACTAT. ALTRANSTAD / 22 AUGUST MDCCVII CONCLUSI / ET BRESLAU D. 8. FEBR / MDCCIX COM / PLETI inscription: around outer edge: COLLAPSAM FORTITER RESTITUIT 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 1972.293 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Charles XII in right profile with short hair, armor and cloak; reverse: crowned lion with sword supporting a column with candle labelled "AUGUST / [CONFES]?" Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 31, p. 179, repr. Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
