v56_0311 - AUSTRIA - RUDOLF II OF HABSBURG Ducat 1589
MONNAIES 56 (2012)
Starting price : 420.00 €
Estimate : 780.00 €
Realised price : 610.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 900.00 €
Starting price : 420.00 €
Estimate : 780.00 €
Realised price : 610.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 900.00 €
Type : Ducat
Date: 1589
Metal : gold
Diameter : 22,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,44 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce ducat est frappé sur un flan large, régulier et légèrement voilé. Traces de petits coups derrière le corps de l’empereur
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : . RVDOL. II. D: G. R. I. / (DEUX LIS) / S - AG. H. B. REX. - ..
Obverse description : Rodolphe II, couronné, debout, en armure, tenant de sa main droite un sceptre, de sa main gauche un globe crucigère.
Obverse translation : (Rodolphe II, par la grâce de Dieu, empereur romain, toujours auguste, roi de Hongrie et de Bohême).
Reverse
Reverse legend : .ARCHID. AVS. DVX. - .BVR. MA. MO. 1589..
Reverse description : Écu écartelé et couronné entouré du collier de l’Ordre de la Toison d’or.
Reverse translation : (Archiduc d’Autriche, duc de Bourgogne...).
Historical background
AUSTRIA - RUDOLF II OF HABSBURG
(1576-1612)
Rudolf II, son of Emperor Maximilian II, was crowned King of Hungary in 1572 and King of Bohemia in 1575. On October 27, 1575, he was elected and crowned King of Germania. His brother Matthias succeeded in obtaining the government of Austria, Hungary and Moravia in 1608 and, in 1611, he caused the deposition of Rudolf to be pronounced by the States of Bohemia. He was elected king the same year. The reign of Rodolphe II was marked by an active protection of Catholics and Jesuits; at the end of his reign, however, he ensured freedom of worship for Protestants. He died in Prague on January 20, 1612.
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