1 Thaler    (Vendida por $87.0)

1788, Saxony, Frederick Augustus I. Large Silver Thaler Coin. XF!

Mint year: 1788 Mint Place: Dresden Denomination: Thaler Reference: Davenport 2695, KM-992.2. Mint Master: Johann Ernst Croll (I.E.C.) Condition: A small mint-made planchet crack (no traces of mounting!) at 12 o'clock (obverse), minor deposits and light silver alloy spots, otherwise XF! Weight:  27.79gm Diameter: 41mm Material: Silver Obverse: Bust of Frederick Augustus III (as Elector of Saxony) right. Legend: FRID : AVGVST : D : G : DUX SAX : ELECTOR Reverse: Ducal cap on oval arms of Saxony, flanked by olive sprays. Mint master's initials (I.E.C.) and date (1788) below. Legend: X . EINE - MARCK F:

Frederick Augustus I (full name: Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (German: Friedrich August I.; b. Dresden, 23 December 1750 - d. Dresden, 5 May 1827) was King of Saxony (1805-1827) from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III (Friedrich August III.) of Saxony (1763-1806) and Duke Frederick Augustus I (Polish: Fryderyk August I) of Warsaw (1807-1813). The Augustusplatz in Leipzig is named after him.