- ID: 134

Submitter: Jean-Luc

Added: 1997-11-19

TEUTONIC ORDER.
Maximilian of Austria, 1588-1618.

AV 10 ducats 1603.
Av.: Master standing facing on the ground, in the l. field austrian shield supported by a lion, in the r. field helmet.
Rv.: Knight on horseback within a circle of shields with 16-03 below.

BoC: 18/1, 1993, p. 24.

FAKE – This piece belongs to the workshop of Wentzlaff. He made this fake with a self-constructed roller machine. The dies were made by a galvanic process. Silver pieces in very good conditions served him as models. A list of known forgeries are published in the BoC 18/1,1993. Be aware, that some coins were also struck in different weights.

This piece appeared 1992 on the market.