help Identify a coin.

Hi I recently inherited a coin dated 1780 the writing on it is as follows BURG - C0 -TYR 1780 X ARCHID - AVSR - DUX On the othe side R- IMP -HU - BO -REG M THERESIAD - G under the bust of a woman two letter s-f-. Can anyone help with what this is and where it comes from... Thanks

[bruce61813]

Originally Posted by stuert2000

Hi I recently inherited a coin dated 1780 the writing on it is as follows BURG - C0 -TYR 1780 X ARCHID - AVSR - DUX On the othe side R- IMP -HU - BO -REG M THERESIAD - G under the bust of a woman two letter s-f-. Can anyone help with what this is and where it comes from... Thanks

It is a Maria Theresa of Hungary, Thaler, minted after her death and up until 1985, they are still by law legal. An all look the same. Several mints have produced them, a quick search on Google will give you more information. AVSR is on all these, after her death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa_of_Austria

Bruce

[BCNumismatics]

Stuert2000,
You have got a Thaler (most likely a restrike),which comes from Austria,not Hungary.

Maria Theresa Thaler restrikes were used in east Africa (especially Eritrea & Ethiopia),the Middle East,& in the Far East.

Aidan.

[mrichter]

Here is a website that may help you identify where the coin was minted and when: http://www.theresia.name/en/index.html

Regards,

Matt

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