Stanislaw August Poniatowski, Thaler 1766 FS, Warsaw - armorial
A distinctive thaler of Stanislaw August Poniatowski with a bust in armor commonly known as "armorial".
Av.:
Bust of the king, in knight's armor with the Order of the White Eagle hanging on his chest, facing right.
In the rim the inscription: STANISLAUS AUGUSTUS D G REX POL M D LITHU
Rw.:
Under the crown, a five-field shield with the coats of arms of Poland, Lithuania, and the Ciołek coat of arms (the coat of arms of the Poniatowskis) in the center. The whole in a wreath of palm and oak leaves with a ribbon with the inscription: PRO FIDE LEGE ET GREGE with the Order of the White Eagle. On the sides initials F - S (of Frederick Wilhelm Sylm - mincmaster and intendant of the Warsaw mint).
In the rim the inscription: X EX MARCA PURA - COLONIEN 1766.
Reverse from group 3 (Parchimovich). Different palm leaves.
Variant punctuation with dots after F S and without dots after COLONIEN and after the date.
Condition: NGC UNC Details
Coin cleaned (microscratches visible in obverse photos). Despite the typical cleaning, this is a beautifully struck and preserved thaler. Beautiful detail (especially on the reverse). Gloss and lots of mint mirror. A beautiful coin.
Literature: silver coins SAP 3.2 (R3), Kopicki 2456 (R2), Plage(1913) 379, Parchimowicz/Brzezinski 32.a8, Berezowski 15 zl.
