Austria. Franz Joseph I. 4 Ducati 1915

Austria - Emperor Franz Joseph I - Gold 986/1000 Beautiful 4-ducat gold coin from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, bearing the 1915 date (famous official re-strike by the Vienna Mint ) • Obverse: Profile with laurel-crowned head of Emperor Franz Joseph I facing right. • Reverse: Imperial bicephalous eagle of the Habsburgs crowned with a shield The coin has circulated very little. The reliefs are sharp and well defined, in particular the details of the laurel crown and the plumage of the imperial eagle. Slight opacification on the mirror-like field of the obverse. • Gross weight: 13.96 g • Fine gold content: 13.77 g • Alloy fineness: 986/1000 (23.66 carats) • Diameter: 39.5 mm • Thickness: ~0.8 mm

Estimate:£1,172.62

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