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Coin (Two-Thirds Thaler) Showing Frederick Augustus I, Duke and Elector of Saxony

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver coin with a portrait of a man in profile view facing right. The man's hair is styled in an 18th-century fashion. He has a curved line for eyebrows and nose. The coin has a textured edge. The coin is mostly silver with black spots of discoloration. Most of the details on the coin are difficult to make out. A few raised letters are visible on the top edge. The background is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
1694
Medium:
Silver
Culture:
German
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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