Florin - Rudolf

€106,124.00
IssuerHungary
Year1598
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Florin (Forint) (3.5)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold (.990)
Weight3.555850 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#776, H#1008, H#1009
Obverse descriptionStanding crowned King in armour with long light barde in right hand, orb in left handclose to body, cuts through inner line circle. Legs are spreaded to contain `OM` in legend
Obverse script
Obverse letteringRVDOL · II · D · G · R OM IM · S · A · G · H · B · R · S L
(Translation: Rudolphus II. dei gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Rudolf II, by the grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionCrowned Madonna seated on a crescent, with child in her right arm; a castle under between two larger rosettes. Castle mintmark (Klausenberg) Only last two digits of mintyear `98`
Reverse script
Reverse letteringx PATRONA x x HVNGARIÆ · 98 ·
(Translation: Patroness of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1598  - H#1008 -
1598  - H#1009 -
Catalog ID2800619900
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