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Francis Joseph I

1848
Object PlaceAustria
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably gilt-bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 31 mm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number29.169
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "*FRANCISCVS·IOS·I·D·G·IMP·AVST·REX·BOH·ETC·ET·REX·APOST·HVNG·". Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "SIGNVM/LAUDIS".
ProvenanceBy 1929, Wolf Kostakowsky, Mattapan, MA; 1929, sold by Kostakowsky to the MFA for $518 [see note 1]. (Accession date: January 17, 1929)

NOTES:

[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.
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