Lot 4064
Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg. Ducat, 1674. Fr-3216; Saurma-Jeltsch-Pl XXIV#161. 3.44 grams. 22.56 mm. Georg Wilhelm, 1672-1675. Obv.Bust right within beaded partiial circle. Leg: GEORG*WILHELM*D:G*DUX*SIL: Reverse: Crowned Silesian eagle within breaded circle, crown dividing date. Leg: *LIGNIC*BREG* & WOLAVIENS. Rare. NGC graded MS-64.
Georg Wilhelm ruled the reunited Liegnitz Brieg. The area would stay as one territory until The Holy Roman Empire annexed the area in 1675. Sad that Georg had such a short window of opportunity. A very rare type in an exceptional state of preservation.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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