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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 25336588, member: 87809&quot;]My recent wins at Frank&#039;s Auction 124 arrived yesterday in the mail; haven&#039;t measured them yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>My focus is usually Roman and Greek ancient coins, but since I have a few world coins I thought these would fit nicely and I really liked them:</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Conventionsthaler, Herzogtum Bayern (Duchy of Bavaria), München, 1760; Issuer: Lauer&nbsp; (a well known firm of die sinkers and engravers from Nürnberg).</p><p>KM 519; Davenport (2nd ed.) 1953 (F); Schön DM 99; Beierlein 217 (F); Hahn, 306</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: <i>D•G•MAX•IOS•U•B•- D•S•R•I•A•&amp;EL•L•L•</i> (Dei Gratia, Maximilianus Iosephus Utriusque Bavariae - Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archapidifer et Elector, Landgravius Lichtenbergensis= By the Grace of God, Maximilian Joseph, Duke of both Bavaria, Archidapifer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, Landgrave of Leuchtenburg); Bust of of Maximilian III Joseph facing right wearing Order of the Golden Fleece</p><p>Edge lettering: +*+ IN +*+ DEO +*+ CONSILIUM +*+ (In God is&nbsp; Counsel)</p><p>Rev.: PATRONA BAVARIAE•·Crowned Madonna with Child, supported arms with chain of Order of the Golden Fleece, holding imperial orb and scepter in front of a radiant sun. Crescent moon at Madonna’s feet, dated 1760.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture courtesy Frank S. Robinson:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1620247[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Madonna thalers were thought to bring good luck and those that couldn&#039;t afford a genuine silver coin bought copper copies.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR 8 Schilling (1/4 Thaler)</p><p>Free Hanseatic city of Lübeck, 1731; Time of Karl IV (1711 – 1740); Mint Master Lübeck Johann Justus Jaster (1727-1758)</p><p>KM 152; Behrens 317; Jaeger 11</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: MON•NOVA•IMP•CIVITAT•LUBECAE Crowned double-headed eagle with value 8 on chest</p><p>Rev.: COURANT•GELDT•1731• between two palms 8/SCHIL/LING above the coat of arms of the city of Lübeck. JJJ and monogram Johann Justus Jaster</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture courtesy Frank S. Robinson:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1620248[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lübeck obtained from Frederick II the right to mint coins in 1226. In 1241, it entered the Hansa. A convention was made with Hamburg in 1305 for the minting of Pfennigs. The first Lübeck Thaler was minted in 1528.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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