Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 37714
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| Coin type: | World |
| Entered by: | mrichter (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 13 buyer responses) |
| Added on: | Jul 10, 2010 |
| Country: | Austria |
| Authority: | Austria |
| Moneyer: | Tobias Schoebl (S) and Joseph Faby (F) |
| Edge: | Inscribed (IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA) |
| Coin: | VF III Ce 1853 - Present S.F. Thaler M. THERESIA D.G. R.IMP.HU.BO.REG. - Diademed and draped bust of Maria Theresa facing right, wearing widow's viel and brooch wth 9 pearls ARCHID.AVST.DUX.BURG.CO.TYR.1780.X - imperial double-headed eagle with the arms of Austria at the centre, surrounded by four quarters representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy and Burgau (Guenzburg) |
| Shape: | Round. |
| Mint: | Vienna |
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 28.20g / 40mm / 0 |
| Rarity: | C |
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| Acquisition/Sale: | AncientPeddler Sunday Auction #33 7/4/10 |
| Notes: | Jul 10, 10 - Below the bust are the initials "S.F.", which stand for the names of the two Guenzburg mint officials in 1780,
The "X" next to the year, sometimes referred to as cross or saltire, indicates that the coin has been struck following the coinage convention of 1753. This is a modern restrike of the type struck from 1853 through the 1960s. It was most likely struck in Vienna but some were also struck in Brussels, Rome and Paris. From the Maria Theresa Thaler website (http://www.theresia.name/en/index.html): The Maria Theresa Thaler was originally struck in Austria from 1740 to 1780 and was the currency of the Austrian Empire. It was very important for trade with the Levant (parts of Turkey, Lebanon, Syria). Over time, the Maria Theresa Thaler became the best known and most popular silver coin in the Arabian world. After the death of Empress Maria Theresa in 1780, Joseph II permitted the Austrian mint to continue striking the coin with the 1780 dies in order to meet demand from the Middle East. The 1780 taler was the only silver coin that the Arabs trusted and would accept. Since then, the Maria Theresa Thaler has been restruck for trade purposes at Vienna, Austria with the 1780 date frozen in time. The taler became the unofficial currency in some areas of Africa and Asia, and may still be in use today as a "trade silver dollar" in some Arabian bazaars. |
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