Live auction - fwo_716871 - GERMANY - KINGDOM OF WESTPHALIA 1/6 de Thaler 1809 Brunswick

GERMANY - KINGDOM OF WESTPHALIA 1/6 de Thaler 1809 Brunswick XF

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Estimate :	80 €
Price :	45 €
Maximum bid :	45 €
End of the sale :	26 April 2022 21:17:22
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 1/6 de Thaler

Date: 1809

Mint name / Town : Brunswick

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 500 ‰

Diameter : 24 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 5,66 g.

Edge : striée

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

DP.783 - VG.1982

Obverse

Obverse legend : HIERONYMUS - NAPOLEON..

Obverse description : Écu couronné entouré du collier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur.

Obverse translation : (Jérôme Napoléon).

Reverse

Reverse legend : 80 STÜCK EINE MARK FEIN/ IUSTIRT.

Reverse description : Légende circulaire et au centre en 6 lignes : VI/ EINEN/ THALER/ 1809/ -/ B..

Reverse translation : (80 pièces dans un marc de fin).

Commentary

Ce sixième de thaler est normalement fabriqué avec un poids de 3,18 g pour un titre de 993,6 pour mille. Or, cet exemplaire est fabriqué selon l’ancienne législation : poids de 5,85 g et titre de 500 pour mille.
This sixth of a thaler is normally produced with a weight of 3.18 g for a fineness of 993.6 per thousand. However, this example is produced according to the old legislation: weight of 5.85 g and fineness of 500 per thousand.