AV 1/12 Dukat 1690 SHS Breslau Mint Leopold I of Habsburg

Just got this tiny FDC gem from Rauch Auctions 11mm./0.30g.

 

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Good old hogmouth, nice addition.

 

Thanks Mat....

The many mints of the Holy Roman Empire, like Prague/Breslau/Hall/Vienna/Klagenfurt....sure made great looking coins, from the tiny 1/32 Dukat 0.09g., to the massive 100 Dukaten 350g.!

Now in 2016 we never see such quality.artistic engraving
so sad. We sure have gone backwards.

 

True, most very modern coins suck. Everything is done via computer.

 

Don't know the type, but is that wt. Correct ? 1/3 of a gram ? Must be tiny, but gorgeous.

 

Yes weight is correct/ these tiny coins must have been struck for the lower middle class population. These would have been used for small transactions. The super heavy 20/30/40/50/100 Dukaten were used for presentation/ ie: Emperor's gift to a General for winning a battle/ diplomatic favours....