809. Australia, British Colonial. Victoria (1837-1901) AV Sovereign. Sydney mint, 1886. Dies designed by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young diademed head left, small W.W. on neck truncation; 1886 below / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned coat of arms within wreath, mintmark S under ties; thistle, rose, and shamrock below. Friedberg 11; SCBC 3855; KM 6. 7.98g, 22mm, 6h. Extremely Fine.
400
810 811 810. Australia, British Colonial. Victoria (1837-1901) AV Sovereign. Sydney mint, 1887. Dies designed by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young diademed head left, small W.W. on neck truncation; 1887 below / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned coat of arms within wreath, mintmark S under ties; thistle, rose, and shamrock below. Friedberg 11; SCBC 3855; KM 6. 7.94g, 22mm, 6h. Extremely Fine; small nicks to edge and scattered surface marks to obv. 400 811. Australia, British Colonial. Victoria (1837-1901) AV Sovereign. Sydney mint, 1887. Dies designed by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young diademed head left, small W.W. on neck truncation; 1887 below / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned coat of arms within wreath, mintmark S under ties; thistle, rose, and shamrock below. Friedberg 11; SCBC 3855; KM 6. 7.96g, 22mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine; some minor surface marks. 400
AUSTRIA
812. Austria, Hapsburg Empire. Franz II (1792-1835) AR Kronenthaler. Milan mint, 1793. FRANCISC • II • D • G • R • I • S • A • GER • HIE • HVN • BOH • REX •, laureate head right; mintmark below / ARCH • AVST • DVX • BVRG • LOTH • BRAB • COM • FLAN •, Burgundian cross with firesteel; three crowns around, Order of the Golden Fleece below. Edge inscription: LEGE ET FIDE. Herinek 488; Davenport 1390; J. 134b; CNI 8; MIR 472/2. 29.50g, 41mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine; attractive light cabinet tone.
500
From the inventory of a European dealer; Acquired from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung.
813. Austria, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Franz Joseph I (1848-1916) AR Medal (Double Guilder). Vienna mint, 1885. Struck to commemorate the 2nd Lower Austria federal shooting competition in Innsbruck. Design and strike by A. Busson and A. Scharff. ❀ MAXIMILIAN ⦂ ROEM ⦂ KAISER ⦂ ERZH ⦂ Z ⦂ OE ⦂ G ⦂ V ⦂ TIROL, 1/2 length bust of Emperor Maximilian I, wearing hunting outfit and carrying cross-bow over shoulder; small BUSSON and A. SCHARFF to either side / ❀ ZWEITES ⦂ OESTERR ⦂ BVNDESSCHIESSEN ⦂ INNSBRVCK ⦂ 1885, crowned eagle with spread wings, head left, wreath behind head. Edge inscription: A within circle hallmark. Hauser, J. Die Münzen und Medaillen der Haupt- und Residenzstadt München, (Munich, 1905), #5129; Peltzer 1879. 22.26g, 36mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine.
750
Acquired from Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün eK.
469