1 Solidus - Carl of Saxony Mitau; curved shield

Features

Issuer Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (Livonia)
Duke Carl of Saxony (1758-1763)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1762
Value 1 Schilling = 1⁄108 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1586-1795)
Composition Copper
Weight 1.30 g
Diameter 16 mm
Thickness 0.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
87858
References Kop# 4077,
Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych / Część 1.1. Teksty Poz. 1-7058. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne - Zarząd Główny, Warsaw, Poland.
And 3 more volumes.
Fed# 1054.5,
Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий : Coin Identifier = Coins of the Baltic States of 14th - 18th centuries / Определитель монет. Valgus, Tallin, Estonia.
Neum# 323,
Erich Neumann; 1997. Die Münzen der westpreußischen und baltischen Städte unter polnischer bzw. schwedischer Oberhoheit. Self-published, Cologne, Germany.
KM# 20
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Bust facing right surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: D · G · CAROL · PR · REG · POLON · & · SAX

Translation:
Dei Gratia Carolus Princeps Regnius Poloniae Et Saxoniae
With God's grace, Carl, Prince of the Kingdom of Poland and Saxony

Reverse

Curved shield with eagle beside curved shield with horseman under crown and over denomination, all surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IN · LIV · CVRLAND · & · SEM · DVX · 1762
SOLID

Translation:
In Livoniae Curlandiae Et Semgalliae Dux
Duke of Livonia, Courland, and Semgallia

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Mitau, modern-day Jelgava, Latvia

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