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1 Ducat - Matthias II
| Issuer | Breslau, City of |
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| Year | 1611-1613 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Emperor Matthias II facing right, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, with a bearded effigy rendered in high relief. The legend encircles the portrait within a beaded border, reading MATHIAS DG ROM IM S A G H B REX D SIL, identifying the ruler as Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia. The hair and facial features are finely detailed in the hammered gold fabric characteristic of early seventeenth-century Silesian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A quartered heraldic shield displaying the four-fold arms of the Holy Roman Empire and the Bohemian Crown, with a central escutcheon, all set within a beaded circle. The encircling Latin legend concludes with the date of issue at the end, reading MONETA AVREAS P Q WRATISLAVI 1613, identifying this as a gold coin of the city of Breslau (Wrocław). The composition and heraldic arrangement follow the civic coinage conventions of Silesian municipal issues of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA.AVREAS.P.Q.WRATISLAVI.1613 |
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