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 - Ferdinand Maria Birth of Prince Cajetan Maria
| Issuer | Bavaria, Electorate of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1670 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Thaler (1623-1752) |
| 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 | Allegorical celestial scene depicting a radiant sun in the upper field casting rays downward upon a terrestrial globe, with a crescent moon positioned to the lower right of the sun, both luminaries illuminating the world below. The composition references the Biblical passage from Genesis on the two great lights created by God. A beaded border frames the design, with the Latin legend arranged around the full circumference of the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central heraldic composition featuring three conjoined shields of arms, the two principal escutcheons bearing the crowned monograms of Elector Ferdinand Maria and his consort, supported by elaborate drapery and surmounted by an electoral crown. The shields rest upon a decorative mantling that fills the lower field. A beaded border surrounds the design, with the Latin legend disposed around the full circumference referencing the illumination of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| 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 | Log in to see details |