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1/4 Talara - August II Mocny Drezno mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1699-1733 |
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| Reference(s) | Kop#10826-10842; KM# 700-705 |
| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Augustus II (Friedrich August I, Elector of Saxony) facing right, his long flowing wig rendered in fine detail, wearing a mantle with elaborate lace cravat and armor visible at the shoulder. A small cross-topped orb finial appears at the top of the field above the effigy. The circumferential Latin legend reads D G FRID AUG REX POL DUX SAX I C M A & W, denoting his titles as King of Poland and Duke of Saxony, separated by pellets, running along the inner border of the coin's denticulated rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | D G FRID AUG REX POL DUX SAX I C M A & W |
| Reverse description | Central quartered shield of arms surmounted by a large electoral crown, incorporating the arms of Poland (eagle), Lithuania (mounted knight), Saxony (barry with crancelin), and the Wettin monogram, all supported by elaborate palm-branch and foliate mantling extending to either side. The mint-master initials IL·H appear in the lower exergue below the shield. The date 1704 is divided by the crown at the top of the field. The circumferential Latin legend SAC ROM IMP ARCHIMARS ET ELECT — denoting Augustus II's dignity as Arch-Marshal and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire — runs around the periphery within the denticulated border. |
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