Maria Theresa
Silver medal (1740) On the appointment of Francis Stephen of Lorraine, grand duke of Tuscany as co-emperor
Final price
4 080 €
Starting price
2 000 €
Nominal
Medal
Lot number
1192
Mint
Vienna
Category
Coins and medals
Subcategory
House of Habsburg
Classification
Maria Theresa
Auction number
18
Weight
34.94 g
Diameter
42 mm
Rarity
R
Condition obverse
EF
Condition reverse
aUNC
Metal
Ag
Author
Philipp Christoph von Becker
Referencies
Maria Anna XVI, Montenuovo 1682, Horsky 2777, Stempel Sammlung 783
Note
Nice patina. He used signatures BECKER, BECKER f., P.C.BECKER, B, P.C.B, P.B. Becker was appointed in 1731 to be the Kaiser chamber medaillieur. After this appointment he started to mark the medals as P.D. Becker, D. Becker, DB, D.B.F, D.B.f. as well. He was risen to the ranks of the aristocracy by Charles VI