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Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (Graz, October 9, 1586 - September 13, 1632 in Schwaz, Tirol) was the son of Archduke Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg (until 1625) and Archduke of Further Austria including Tirol.   He was invested as bishop in 1598, as a child, even though he had not been ordained as a priest. From 1609 onwards he fought with his mercenaries in the Julian Dispute of Inheritance against Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria in Tirol, and 1611 for Rudolf II in Bohemia. In 1619 upon the death of his kinsman and former rival, he became governor of Maximilian's inheritance: Further Austria and Tirol, where he attained the position of a sovereign, i.e Archduke of Further Austria from 1623 to 1630. He had the Custom House and the Jesuit Church be built in Innsbruck. He fought for the Veltlin and defended Tirol against the Swedes in 1632. |
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Thats a Perty coin....  |
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Another beauty, the toning is really attractive on this one. The historical background you provide makes me think I may need to brush up on my Austrian history! (Oh and I like these royals getting named high clergy as children!)
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Another beautiful coin, thanks for sharing it with us.
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NGC Grade is AU-55, a bit dissapointing as I thought this would be an AU-58, or even MS if I am lucky.
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I must have missed this thread earlier today. Another nice grade - congrats Zohar. How big was the submission?
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Submitted 9 (one to NCS if qualifies for grading to NGC only, 8 direct to NGC).
2 Talers came back cleaned (my earlier purchases where the dealer was not upfront about them), 2 German State (Baden), 4 Talers - 1628 Salzburg, 1620, 1632 Salzburg, 1729 Charles VI.
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