I Need Help Identifing A Coin From 1780 | Restrike Thaler

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coretj Valued Member United States 436 Posts	Posted 12/27/2009 12:23 am on the front is a picture of a (I'm assuming) man facing right, wearing a robe/toga with a hood, and kind of a broach thing on the left shoulder. The hair sticking out from the hood is curly and it looks like he has a double chin. the inscription around the rim says "R . IMP . HU . BO . REG . M . THERESIA . D . G" AND THE INITIALS S.F. UNDER THE GUY. The Edge is incused with with different designs and 3 words "CLEMENTIA" "IUSTITIA" & "ET" The back is extremely ornate. a two headed eagle with a shield between two spread wings. above the eagle heads is a crown and kind of a ribbon. the eagle heads each have a circle behind them. The shield has a king and queen crown on top of it and is sectioned into 5 parts. the top two sections are about 20% \| 80% the top left section is 7 horizontal stripes alternating between dark and light. The top right section looks like a picture of a lion standing on it's hind legs wearing a crown and pawing at another crown with (what looks like) a religious staff to the left of it. the bottom left section of the shield is 6 diagonal stripes going from NW to SE. the bottom right section of the shield is 2 diagonal stripes going from NE to SW with a thick dark stripe down the center. The center section of the shield is another shield that has 5 horizontal strips that go thick, thin, thin, thin, thick and alternate between dark and light. The inscription around the rim says "BURG . CO . TYR . 1780 . X . ARCHID . AVST . DUX . " The coin looks to be silver and it is a little bit bigger than a silver dollar. I'm sorry I don't have a picture but the only camera I have at the moment is a 1.3 mp cellphone camera and it makes the coin look like a silvery blob Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 12/27/2009 12:35 am You are referring to a lady... Maria Theresia of the Habsburg Empire. See variations and determine whether it is a Taler restrike - http://www.theresia.name/en/svariants.html Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16920 Posts	Posted 12/27/2009 08:48 am Yep, what you've got is a restrike Maria Theresa thaler. It wouldn't have actually been struck in 1780 - thalers actually struck in or not too long after 1780 have "AUST" not "AVST" on the reverse. These coins were made in the millions, up to the mid-20th century. They were used as a bullion " Trade dollar" in the Middle East, particularly in Arabia, Eritrea and Somalia. Today, they typically trade as a silver bullion coin; there's 28.06 grams of .833 fine silver in a thaler: slightly more than three-quarters of an ounce, or a bit over $13 at current prices. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/28/2009 12:38 pm Are you sure? I didn't think the MT Thaler had an inscription on the edge. Decorations yes, but an inscription? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16920 Posts	Posted 12/28/2009 7:43 pm Yep. Both of mine do. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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