Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Ducats
| Issuer | Augsburg, Free city of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1626 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A displayed Imperial eagle, rendered with finely detailed feathering and spread wings, occupies the entire reverse field. The eagle faces to the right, with talons clutching a sword and orb, symbols of Imperial authority. A rope-beaded inner border frames the design, with the continuous Latin legend around the periphery reading IMP · CÆS · FERD · II · P · F · GER · HVN · BOH · REX, identifying Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II as King of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia. The bold, high-relief eagle is characteristic of the Imperial coinage tradition of the early seventeenth century and reflects the close political ties between the Free City of Augsburg and the Habsburg imperial court. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Augsburg's mint was among the most technically sophisticated in the Holy Roman Empire, and 1626 placed this coin squarely in the opening decade of the Thirty Years' War — a conflict that would eventually devastate the city's trade networks and drain its civic treasury. The free city's decision to strike gold at this moment was partly political signaling: maintaining a high-quality gold coinage advertised financial stability that Augsburg could barely guarantee.
Fr#54 is known with minor die variations in the arrangement of the city arms quarterings.