Ferdinand I, 1835-1848. 4 Ducat, 1839 A. Vienna. Ermine-robed half-length bust r. Rv. Imperial Eagle, titles REX LOMB. ET VEN. DALM. GAL. LOD. ILL. A.A. Fr.480, Jaeckel 248, KM 2270. Here is a boldly prooflike Gold coin of this unfortunate Emperor, whose intellectual resources were not equal to the strains of the 1848 revolution and who abdicated in favor of the 18 year-old Franz Josef. Brilliant Uncirculated. (Est. $3,000-$4)
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