1 Dukat - Ernst Johann von Biron Mitau; small bust

Features

Issuer Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (Livonia)
Duke Ernst Johann von Biron (1763-1769)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1764
Value 1 Dukat / Ducat = 4-⅔ Thaler (4.67)
Currency Thaler (1586-1795)
Composition Gold (.986)
Weight 3.49 g
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 88829
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References Kop# 4102,
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# 1058,
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.
KM# 30
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

Small bust facing right surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: D · G · ERNEST · IOH · IN · LIV · CVRL · & · SEM · DUX ·

Translation:
Dei Gratia Ernst Johann In Livoniae Curlandiae Et Semigalliae Dux
With God's grace, Ernst Johann, Duke of Livonia, Courland, and Semigallia

Reverse

Shield with eagle beside shield with horseman under crown and surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONETA · AVREA · DVC · CVRLAND · 1764 ·
I · C · S ·

Translation:
Moneta Aurea Ducum Curlandiae
Gold coin of the Duchy of Courland

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Mitau, modern-day Jelgava, Latvia

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