Lot 504
Austria -- Olmütz. Taler, 1705. Dav-1209; KM-115. Karl III, Duke of Lorraine. Bust in dress right. Reverse: Crowned and supported arms. Deep iridescent blue-green over gray toning, with a wonderfully detailed portrait, on a broad flan, with legends extra sharp. NGC graded MS-63.
Located at the center of the large and fertile agricultural region of Hana in central Moravia, the town of Olmutz (Olomouc) is situated at the junction of the rivers Bystrice and Morava, and long prospered as an exporter of foodstuffs. Made a bishopric in the 11th century, it received a number of royal privileges allowing it to prosper in its various roles as a central marketplace, garrison town, government capital and university town. Unfortunately, being placed along an easily traversed crossroads made Olmutz a regular victim of invading hoards. Earlier incipient Moravian kingdoms disappeared at different intervals under the hooves of the Huns, the Avars and the migrating Magyars.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection.
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