Spurius Afranius
Spurius Afranius
31 жовтня 2022, 22:14

10 thalers or double Augustdor - an outstanding rarity of Polish numismatics on Violity

10 thalers or double Augustdor - an outstanding rarity of Polish numismatics on Violity
The penultimate king of the independent Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the son of King Augustus the Strong, was able to inherit the throne of his father only after an armed struggle called the War of Polish Succession. While France was trying to enthrone Stanislav Leshchinsky, Augustus,
August III, King of the Commonwealth, Elector of Saxony
August III, King of the Commonwealth, Elector of Saxony
with the help of the troops of the Russian Empire, was able to win the war and establish himself on the Polish throne. He spent most of his reign in Saxony, of which he was also elector. This suited the Polish magnates. Not a single state authority could boast of stable work, corruption and nepotism flourished. the political influence of the Russian Empire increased in the country. During the 7-year war, Saxony was the first to be defeated by Prussia, Augustus was forced to flee to the territory of the Commonwealth. He was able to return to Saxony only after the end of the war. The coin double augustdor (10 thalers ),
which, according to the catalog of Kopitsky, has a rarity of R2 - the largest gold coin of the Commonwealth minted in the reign of King August III. During the reign of this king, in addition to denominations of one and two ducats, following the model of the Prussian Friedrichsdor, in 1753-1756, coins were minted with a denomination of a simple (full) augusdor, equal to 5 thalers, a half augustdor (2.5 thalers) in 1753 and a double augustdor (10 thalers ) in 1753-1756. The minting of these gold coins was suspended due to the beginning of the Seven Years' War. A rarity of this class on Violity was sold for the first time.


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