GERMANY TESTON (1593-1607) Alsace, Strasbourg, Charles III. NGC AU

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Certification details

Certification number: 8235985-003

Grade: AU DETAILS

NGC collectible ID: 406720

Nominal value: TESTON

Mint Mark: GERMANY

Variety: STRASSBURG ; KARL VON LOTHRINGEN

Year: (1593-1607)

1593-1607, Alsace, Strasbourg, Charles III. Silver Teston (1/3 Thaler) Coin. NGC AU+

Denomination: Teston (1/3 Thaler)
References: Engel/Lehr 254, KM-244.
Mint Year: ca. 1608 (struck without a date)
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU (Details: Cleaned!)
Weight: ca. 9.4gm
Material: Silver
Diameter: 31mm



Obverse: Bare bust of Charles of Lorraine in mozetta left .
Legend: CAROL. D: G. CARD. LOTH. EP. ARGEN. ET. MET. S .

Reverse: Tasseled papal legate´s hat above cross-topped quartered shield with compositer coat-of-arms of the bishopric of Strasbourg, Hungary, Naples, Jerusalem, Aragon, Anjou, Gelderland, Juliers (Jülich), Bar, Lower Alsace and a small shield of Lorraine in the middle.
Legend: . ALSAS . LANGRA .. ("Landgraviate of Alsace.")



Charles III (18 February 1543 – May 14, 1608), known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death. He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark. His mother served as the regent during his minority. During his childhood, his aged great-grandmother, Philippa of Gelderland, died in 1547, leaving her inheritance to the young Charles. He is sometimes numbered as Charles II of Lorraine. His dynasty claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem and used also the title of Duke of Calabria as symbol of their claims to the Kingdom of Naples. Additionally, they had a claim to the Duchy of Gelderland, inherited from Charles of Egmont, Duke of Gelderland.

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