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1765, Saxony (Electorate), Frederick Augustus III. Silver Thaler Coin. Scarce!

Mint Year: 1765
Mint Place: Dresden
Denomination: Thaler
Mint Master: Ernst Dietrich Croll (E.D.C.)
Reference: Davenport 2682, KM-983. Scarcer young bust type!
Condition: Removed suspension loop at 12 o'clock, cleaned, with minor spots remaining in obverse, otherwise about XF!
Material: Silver (.833)
Weight: 27.89gm
Diameter: 43mm

Obverse: Young draped bust of Frederick Augustus III as Elector of Saxony right.
Legend: FRID . AVGVST . D . G . DVX SAX . ELECTOR

Reverse: Ducal cap above oval arms of Saxony/Thuringia within wreath. Mint master´s initials (E.D.C.) and date (1765) below.
Legend: X . EINE FEINE MARCK / E.D.C. / 1765

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 hi