1/4 Ducat - Charles III

€189,532.00
IssuerHungary
Year1712
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Ducat (Dukát) (⅞)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold
Weight0.84 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1174, H#1597
Obverse descriptionStanding crowned Monarch looking right with scepter in right hand, orb in the left divides C H mintmark. Effigy cuts inscription at head and feet. Inscription in an inner pearl circle, face value (1/4) on the bottom.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCAROLVS : VI : D : G : R : I (1/4) S : A : G : HIS : HV : BO : REX :
(Translation: Carolus VI Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hispaniarum, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex - Charles VI by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hispania, Hungary and Bohemia.)
Reverse descriptionRadiant - in mandorla - crowned and glorified Madonna with scepter in the right hand, child on the left arm seated on crescent. Crowned twofold Hungarian shield below: divides P W privy mark in frame Date divided on top. Inscription is in a pearl circle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRONA : HUNGARIÆ : 17 12
(Translation: Protector of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
MintCH
Bratislava / Preßburg / Pozsony,Slovakia
Mintage1712 C-H P-W - -
Catalog ID8471226560
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