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1 Ducat
| Issuer | Augsburg, Free city of |
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| Year | 1701-1702 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (3.5) |
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| Obverse description | The personification of Augusta Vindelicorum (the city of Augsburg) seated facing left upon an ornate throne, robed and crowned, holding a large pine cone — the heraldic symbol of Augsburg — in her outstretched left hand, while her right hand rests upon a scepter. The Latin legend AVGVSTA VIN DELICOR. encircles the design along the periphery. The Roman numeral date MDCCII appears in the exergue, separated by decorative ornaments. The coin is struck within a beaded border and exhibits fine baroque engraving characteristic of Philipp Heinrich Müller's work. |
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| Reverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I facing right, rendered in high relief with elaborate flowing locks of hair cascading over the shoulders in the baroque portrait style. The emperor wears a laurel wreath and armored drapery. The legend LEOPOLD - D.G. R. I. S. A. P. F. (Leopoldus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Pius Felix) runs around the periphery, interrupted by a small mint star at the base of the bust. The entire design is enclosed within a finely executed beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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