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1881 AUSTRIA 4 DUCATS GOLD COIN FRANZ-JOSEPH I
Estimate:
$500 - $700
Sold
$425
Live Auction
Important Estates | March 30th & 31st
Category
Description
obverse with Franz Joseph I facing right with lettering "FRANC•IOS•I•D•G•AUSTRIAE IMPERATOR", the reverse with double-headed Austro-Hungarian eagle with crown, orb and scepter with lettering HVNGAR•BOHEM•GAL•LOD•ILL•REX•A•A•1881 ( 4 )" drilled as a pendant, dia 40mm, 14.1g
Condition
some bends/ dents near edge
Provenance
Descent through the family of the late James Delihas, former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
