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Auction 45  26-29 Jan 2023
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Lot 1559

Starting price: 2000 USD
Price realized: 4000 USD
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LUXEMBOURG: Franz II, 1792-1795, AR 72 asses, 1795, KM-20, with Latin legend AD / USUM / LUXEMBURGI / CCVALLATI, "for the use of the besieged city of Luxembourg" // LXXII / ASSES, numeral 13 within a small oak wreath, PCGS graded EF45, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. Obsidional coin struck by the Austrian defenders during the siege by the French revolutionary troops. This 72 sous kronthaler was struck during the first months of 1795. The number 13 on the reverse indicates the weight of the metal fineness: 13 "löthig" (lot) corresponding to a silver fineness of 0.8125.

Estimate: 2,500-3,500 USD
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